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Phyllodes tumour news
I've just been diagnosed with a phyllodes tumour in my right breast and feel like my world has come crashing down.
I had surgery to have it removed (what was thought to be a fibroadenoma) but came ba...
Hi Kara, I was given the choice of either further partial surgery to take extra margins or a full mastectomy. My consultant though recommended the latter, as while radical, it offers greater ability to catch all possible malignant cells.
It was the right decision for me. The pathology from the mastectomy revealed a secondary unrelated breast pre-cancer that did not show up in the earlier analysis. The surgery therefore got rid of both.
I have no regrets. I had an immediate reconstruction and am really happy with the results so far.