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VDC · 01-20-2016, 08:50 PM

Andrea,
No I had two stereotactic biopsies. The first was local and diagnosed my calcifications as DCIS ER-, PR-, Grade 3 with necrosis.

After a "run in" with the local facility I flew to Rochester Minnesota Mayo Clinic and requested a second biopsy to confirm and run further tests. This stereotactic biopsy also said DCIS ER-, PR-, Grade 3 with necrosis, BUT it also added Her2 3+ and KI-67 20% Nice.....more "good"news.

The surgery I refer to is lumpectomy to be followed by radiation. Not a excisional biopsy. Of course the difference between the two is negligible. Mayo does a great job during their lumpectomies and the removed tissue is tested by the pathologist while you are still under anesthesia so that if the margins aren't clean they can remove more before closing you up! Sounded like a good plan to me.

01-20-2016, 08:50 PM	#15
VDC Senior Member Join Date: Jan 2016 Posts: 122	Re: how long is too long to wait for a trial? Andrea, No I had two stereotactic biopsies. The first was local and diagnosed my calcifications as DCIS ER-, PR-, Grade 3 with necrosis. After a "run in" with the local facility I flew to Rochester Minnesota Mayo Clinic and requested a second biopsy to confirm and run further tests. This stereotactic biopsy also said DCIS ER-, PR-, Grade 3 with necrosis, BUT it also added Her2 3+ and KI-67 20% Nice.....more "good"news. The surgery I refer to is lumpectomy to be followed by radiation. Not a excisional biopsy. Of course the difference between the two is negligible. Mayo does a great job during their lumpectomies and the removed tissue is tested by the pathologist while you are still under anesthesia so that if the margins aren't clean they can remove more before closing you up! Sounded like a good plan to me.