"Fatty Tumor" Confused by path report
May 29th I had another surgery. I had found a lump and they decided to remove it. Surgeon said right after surgery that it was a fatty tumor and that is was nothing to worry about. I felt good about that. : )
I received my path report that said......Fibroadipose tissue with rare focus of angiolymphatic tumor permeation, (please see comment).
Comment: The slides demonstrate fibroadipose tissue with a rare focus of angiolymphatic tumor embolization. The patients history of breast carcinoma with nodal metestasis and lymphovascular invasion is noted. The findings are compatible with involvement by this process.
Does this mean that they are still finding cancer in the vascular or lymphs?
I have been through 4 A/C and 12 Taxol/Herceptin treatments. Why would I still have cancer in these areas after all this treatment? Does this make for a poorer prognosis for me?
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10/15/07: Diagnosed at age 46 lymph node removal (2)
ER/PR - Her2 +++
11/07: Port Installed
11/07 - 1/08: AC
1/30/08: Right Mast Stage lllC
2/28/08: Start Taxol and Herceptin weekly.
5/15/08: Finished Taxol
8/12/08: Finished 33 Rads
1/29/09: Finished Herceptin
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