Mammogram/Ultrasound after lumpectomy

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SparkleTBD
SparkleTBD Member Posts: 20
edited March 2021 in Surgery - Before, During, and After

Hello everyone!


Has anyone had a lumpectomy to achieve margins and then been asked to complete a mammogram and ultrasound the week after? I talked to the surgeon and there seems to be some confusion if the margin was taken in the correct spot. In the path report there were no markers from the previous excisional biopsy.

The surgeon said i need to do this and then we will have a “difficult conversation”. So far i have had an excisional biopsy to confirm DCIS and a lumpectomy to get a better margin (2mm)

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  • JenCanDoThis
    JenCanDoThis Member Posts: 49
    edited March 2021

    That hasn't happened to me but with my LX, I had to get 2 wires inserted first by radiology so that the breast surgeon would be sure to remove both clips that were there from previous biopsies. So when pathology looked at your tissues and didn't find the clip, that could mean they missed the spot and need to go back in. I think it is pretty common. This side localization thing wasn't pleasant so I could see why surgeons might try to avoid that part.

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