Lymphovascular invasion question?

Hi @Loulou1969, I was diagnosed last July, even biopsy mentioned lymphovascular invasion. Had lumpectomy & sentinel node biopsy which was negative on frozen section. Then 10 days later pathology was pretty bad. I had widespread lymphovascular invasion & didn't get clear margins & sentinel node had cancer. 5 days later back in for mastectomy & node clearance. Plus I had a bone scan & CT which were clear. Final pathology 3 nodes with cancer & clear margins. My tumor was 16 mm but they estimated lymphovascular invasion to be 40 mm. I had 16 rounds of chemo, 24 radio, 1 more to go, & started Femara 6 weeks ago. So going from early cancer to "a nasty cancer" surgeon's words, was a huge shock. I wanted a mastectomy to start with but she didn't think it was necessary. I have learnt to listen to myself with their guidance now. In the end it was 16mm Er+, pr+, Her2-, grade 2 with widespread LVI. Some of the ladies I did chemo with had LVI too so it is just another characteristic of the tumour. They have worked out the best plan for your cancer so try not to think too much about the pathology. Best wishes x