confused about Fish results
I just got a copy of my biopsy FISH report today and am confused about what it said. I looked at the resources available on evaluating the report but am still confused. Maybe some of you all can help a little. Here is what I don't understand
Her-2/neu: CEF-17 ratio: 7,8:1
Average her-2/neu count per cell 15.6
Mamimum her-2/neu count per cell 22
Average CEP-17 count per cell: 2.0
Cells counted: 25
This resulted in a Positive/ Amplified Interpertation which is explained as Results> 2.2 with an average Her-2 signal count of 4>copies/cell, and [referably >7 copies/cell in a majority of scored nuclei.
In all these numbers does it relate to my Ki-67?
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Laurie
Diagonsed 8/10/06 (found own lump)at 35
Her 2 +++, er-/pr-
4 A/C 8-29-06 to 11-06
Lumpectomy, node dissection- 11/30/06
Pathology report stage IIIC
1 tumor 3 cm
10 of 15 nodes +
12 Taxol 12/18/06-03/06/07
Herceptin 12/18/06- 12/11/2007 done!!! yeah!!!
33 rads started 3/22/07, done!! yeah!! 5/07/07
Lymphedema diagonsed 2/1/07
BRCA1/BRCA2 negative
port out 1/10/08
pregnant after 6 yeas of trying- due mid feb.
Ryder David Kessel Hunter born feb.6th 2009
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