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Solitary papilloma, to excise or not?
I feel a little embarassed to pose this question, since my problem, relative to others, is so insignificant. In the other good breast, pathologist found 2mm solitary papilloma lesion. Many articles I read, they said just to leave it alone. Both my pathologist and my surgeon advised to excise it, citing increased (up to 15%) risk of its change to cancer. Then there is the wound initiated risk of starting a metastasis somewhere, altho my surgeon sort of laughed it off. The wound theory doubled my chance of metastasis and reduced the survival rate to less than 10 years. Are there anyone having the same problem and resolved the issue? My surgeon scheduled a day surgery second week of May and I have to make a quick decision.
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Ann
Stage 1 dx Sept 05
ER/PR positive HER2 +++ Grade 3
Invasive carcinoma 1 cm, no node involvement
Mastec Sept 05
Annual scans all negative, Oct 06
Postmenopause. Arimidex only since Sept 06, bone or muscle ache after 3 month
Off Arimidex, change to Femara 1/12-07, ache stopped
Sept 07 all tests negative, pass 2 year mark
Feb 08 continue doing well.
Sep 09 four year NED still on Femara.
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