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fcrcm · 07-19-2006, 09:18 AM

Sammy,

I am only now reading this thread (July) so this answer may be late. In answer to your question re: how to get cells from an excised tumor, usually tumors are kept frozen at the hospital and available for further testing for many years. Ask your doctor where yours is.

If you have metastsis (other than bone) a slice of that tumor will also give the information too.

I had my mastectomy in 1991, so when we were wondering about Her2Nu we used a slice of my liver tumor (discovered in 2005) rather than excavating the old tumor.

Hope you are still reading this thread and that this info helps.

fcrcm

07-19-2006, 09:18 AM	#7
fcrcm Senior Member Join Date: Jul 2006 Posts: 25	Response to Sammy Sammy, I am only now reading this thread (July) so this answer may be late. In answer to your question re: how to get cells from an excised tumor, usually tumors are kept frozen at the hospital and available for further testing for many years. Ask your doctor where yours is. If you have metastsis (other than bone) a slice of that tumor will also give the information too. I had my mastectomy in 1991, so when we were wondering about Her2Nu we used a slice of my liver tumor (discovered in 2005) rather than excavating the old tumor. Hope you are still reading this thread and that this info helps. fcrcm