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But....
if you have microinvasion, is it then only DCIS? I had DCIS on the "other" side and I am now contemplating bilateral (had invasive with one node involved on right, DCIS on left - 2 totally different pathologies - DCIS was 60% ER 30% PR Her2neg and invasive was 50%ER, PR neg, Her2 pos). Because on the Stage 2 cancer on the right, I had chemo and Herceptin. Rads too because of the lumpectomy. My margins for the DCIS was 2cm and the same on the right. I had the DCIS slides looked at by the hospital I was at as well as Sloane Kettering and Johns Hopkins (the cancer side just the hospital I was at and Sloane) to confirm. It was only 2mm of DCIS grade 2 with no microinvasion (3 confirming labs) and (like I mentioned) wide margins.
Most would not get chemo but I did because of the other side and it probably assisted the DCIS side too. I just finished my Herceptin yesterday and now I need to recoup and think about the "girls" and their future fate.
I would seek as many opinions as possible on your situation as in theory, with microinvasion, it is still invasion and theoretically, not just DCIS.
Have a nice weekend
Kind regards
Becky
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