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NanaJoni · 05-22-2012, 08:58 AM

Alicia, It's like learning a new language, isn't it? And not nearly as much fun to use as maybe French or Italian. Anyway here are a few I've learned and use:

dx = diagnosis
tx = treatment
mx = mastectomy
HER2+ or HER2++ or HER2+++ = the plus indicates the level of positivity of HER2 from your biopsy/pathology report
TCH - chemo of Taxotere, carboplatin, Herceptin
most chemo regimens are shortened to the first letter but
T can be taxol or taxotere, etc
er+ = estrogen positive
pr+ = progesterone positive

Don't know of any standard way to show the lymph node info except may 1 of 4 or 1/4 positive???? I'm sure others have their own shorthand and will chime in soon.

05-22-2012, 08:58 AM	#2
NanaJoni Senior Member Join Date: May 2010 Location: Elizabethton, TN Posts: 418	Re: abbreviations explained Alicia, It's like learning a new language, isn't it? And not nearly as much fun to use as maybe French or Italian. Anyway here are a few I've learned and use: dx = diagnosis tx = treatment mx = mastectomy HER2+ or HER2++ or HER2+++ = the plus indicates the level of positivity of HER2 from your biopsy/pathology report TCH - chemo of Taxotere, carboplatin, Herceptin most chemo regimens are shortened to the first letter but T can be taxol or taxotere, etc er+ = estrogen positive pr+ = progesterone positive Don't know of any standard way to show the lymph node info except may 1 of 4 or 1/4 positive???? I'm sure others have their own shorthand and will chime in soon. __________________ Joni -64 yrs old - 3/01/10: found lump in rt.breast 3/12/10: mammogram/ultrasnd/biopsy-invasive bc & DCIS; 2 tumors (2cm er-/pr-/HER2-& 1.8 cm er-/pr-/HER2+); grade 3;poorly differentiated 3/24/10:sent.node biopsy clear 3/31/10:bi-lateral mx.;atypical ductal hyperplasia-lft side 4/21/10:wound revision-infection/scarring 4/28/10:seromas both sides 5/21/10:port installed,TCH chemo (6 x 3 wks); Herc,-1yr; 33 rad tx after chemo 07/2010: port not working-2nd port didnt'work;3rd port opposite side. 07/2010: 2 weeks after 3rd port surgery, threw 3 pulm. emboli-IVC filter installed; warfarin 08/2010: hospitalizations w/3 of chemos; decision to stop after 4th-on to radiation in Oct 2010;Herc cont. 12/03/2010 - finished 33 rads Hooray!! cont. Herc. every 3 wks 4/2011 - pneumonia ??? Nope-radiation pneumonitis. No more Herc. 5/2011 - NED!!! port out. 8/2011 - clean PET & CT scans.Still NED 7/2012 - Still NED/very blessed. 2/2013 - 6 mos checkup-all clear. CA2729 down frm 13 to 11.