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MD My wife was diagnosed with a 4mm melanoma and is being told she needs sentinal node biopsy . How ... during that procedure or is that done later ... View answer
MD I have breast cancer with sentinel node invasion. I had lumpectomy with the removal of 3 sentinel nodes. I had radiation , chemo, Herceptin infusion, and now I am on letrozole . Side effects are very ... View answer
MD Melf pattern was noted. I had no lymphvascular invasion. my right sentinel lymph node is benign. my left sentinel lymph node had a single isolated tumor cell I had the davinci hysterectomy . I... View answer
MD I have breast cancer and recently had a lumpectomy . The sentinel node was clear, but I do have LVI, and another worrisome thing is that my margins were 1 mm on some sides (inferior, posterior and ... View answer
MD was diagnosed and treated with Stage 2 breast cancer last spring. tumour was approx 1.8 cm. Did chemo (4)and radiation (20) and lumpectomy with sentinel lymph node (only) taken out. I was also told ... View answer
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MD Thank you. About a year ago I had my left sentinel lymph node removed during a lumpectomy procedure on my left breast. The node was cancer-free, thank goodness. Now, what happens up there in the... View answer
MD Hello, my mother had a lumpectomy and sentinel node dissection procedure for breast cancer on Wednesday afternoon. She is experiencing much pain surrounding the operative site where extreme purple ... View answer
MD I was diagnosed with Invasive Ductal Carcinoma. One month ago I had a bilateral mastectomy with bilateral sentinel node biopsies. I was stage 2, grade 3, node negative, Her2-, Estrogen+ 90%,... View answer
MD Had double mastectomy 2 years ago with sentinel lymphnode removal of 2 that showed no node involvement...diagnosed with invasive ducts carcinoma no node involvement...left breast...on arimidex....now ... View answer
MD armpit couple years ago. Should I be worried? THey only removed one sentinel lymph node and was negative. I wonder if there should be more lymph node removed and tested. Tanya ... View answer