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Medical Forum / Diseases and Disorders / Breast Cancer / December 2003Question from newbie (long--sorry)
My son's girlfriend's mom, after experiencing some breast pain caused by a door slamming into her breast and having unremitting pain for over 2 weeks since the incident, went to see a specialist at the Cleveland Clinic, and "pre-cancerous cells" were found. Now, mind you, this is all second-hand information from my son who is in his early 20's and he tends to give the sketchiest of details. However, this lady has an appointment at CC for 12/30. I'm assuming it's for a biopsy (but not sure). I've tried to find out information of pre-cancerous cells in relation to breast cancer and haven't come up with a thing. Can anyone help me out on this? My son is very concerned, and I assured him I'd try to get some information. TIA so much in advance. A very blessed holiday season to you and yours. Sue > My son's girlfriend's mom, after experiencing some breast pain caused > by a door slamming into her breast and having unremitting pain for [quoted text clipped - 12 lines] > > Sue If pre-cancerous cells were found, then some kind of tissue sampling has already occurred and someone looked at them under a microscope. Try searching for hyperplasia or atypical hyperplasia ("pre-cancerous cells" to you and I). Here's a good place to start: www.susanlovemd.com Lance ***** > My son's girlfriend's mom, after experiencing some breast pain caused by a > door slamming into her breast and having unremitting pain for over 2 weeks [quoted text clipped - 10 lines] > > Sue She must already have had some sort of biopsy to get this diagnosis. A pre-cancerous growth would not mean urgent surgery, but it is likely that her next appointment would be to have the lump removed, or possibly it could be for further diagnostic work. What it means in brief is that there is a growth which is at present benign, but in which the cells have undergone some of the many changes needed to become cancerous, and so there is a significant risk of the growth later becoming cancerous. As it stands this is not life threatening, but it is possible that there is a core of cancer that was missed by the biopsy. In any case, the prognosis is good. Tim Jackson >> My son's girlfriend's mom, after experiencing some breast pain >> caused by a door slamming into her breast and having unremitting [quoted text clipped - 29 lines] > > Tim Jackson Hi Tim, Merry Christmas to you and the kids. Holy cow, they're grown/growing up, The Cleveland Clinic rang a bell. If I were a wildly speculative type of guy, I'd guess she had a ductal lavage. The Cleveland Clinic seems to like them: http://www.clevelandclinic.org/breastcenter/services/ductal.htm Lance ***** > >> My son's girlfriend's mom, .... went to see a specialist > >> at the Cleveland Clinic, and "pre-cancerous cells" were found. .... > >> However, this lady has an appointment at CC for 12/30. I'm assuming > >> it's for a biopsy (but not sure). [quoted text clipped - 11 lines] > guy, I'd guess she had a ductal lavage. The Cleveland Clinic seems to like > them: Hi Lance, thank you, Merry Christmas to you too. Ductal lavage would make sense of the description. I have to admit to having a sneaking thought that it was a possibility but rather dismissed the thought because I haven't heard much about that procedure for ages, it never really seemed to catch on most places. I suppose it's a training issue, and places that happen to have someone who can do it would tend to use them. That would give a sample for pathology to detect pre-cancerous cells, which would then indicate an invasive biopsy should be taken to firm up the diagnosis. Tim Many, many thanks to both of you for the very helpful information!!! Sue-- --Hang Up and Drive-- www.costofwar.com www.MoveOn.org |
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