Path report contradiction
I hope everyone had a nice Easter. Cold, but nice. I am hoping someone can help me with this. I got my surgical Pathology Report on Friday following the MRM from the previous Thursday, from the surgeon who said everything "looked great". She said I had an excellent response to Taxotere and Herceptin. I was of course, very happy to hear this. I got a copy of it and read it in the car on the way home. I was shocked at the last sentence. Here is somewhat abreciated version of the report:
The Breast area: Contained scattered foci of residual intraductal carcinoma with degenerative changes in neoplastic cells and no evidence of repopulation.
Lymph Nodes: 4 showed scarring with histiocytic infiltrates indicative of total regression of metastatic carcinoma
2 showed scarring with histiocytic infiltrate and residual degenerated neoplastic cells
2 no evidence
Axillary Fat: Single lymphatic 0.55 x 0.2 MM filled with repopulated viable neoplastic cells, intermediate grade nuclei, mitotic figure present.
The last sentence has sent me into a fit. I am wondering why my surgeon did not discuss this with me, and what this acutally means. Scared doen't even come close to how I feel now. Did this area just not responde to treatment? How much more is there that did not respond? I am scheulded for radiation beginning in 2 weeks, but now I am not sure if that is enough?
I am hoping someone with more experience with this can help me figure this one out.
Emelie
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