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Testing of lymph nodes after chemo
Hi, ive spoken to surgeon and she suggests full axillery lymph node clearance. when I questioned why sentinel nodes not being tested first to see if they are clear, she said after chemo the patholo...
Good question @chrissy555 I would be interested to know too.
I had a lumpectomy and sentinel nodes removed. (2) - 1 was positive.
I have gone for chemo before having a mastectomy and axillary clearance.
I would be interested to know how many lymph nodes were actually involved, and whether chemo will change the pathology results.
As the number of lymph nodes involved is used to stage the cancer, I think I want to know. Maybe?
It would make a difference with my cancer disease free survival estimation as I am currently at stage 11B, bordering on 111.
Not that it would make any difference to the treatment as I am having everything they can throw at it anyway.
So maybe I don't really want to know how many were involved.
But I would be interested to know how chemo impacts on the pathology post mastectomy and lymph node clearance.
I had a lumpectomy and sentinel nodes removed. (2) - 1 was positive.
I have gone for chemo before having a mastectomy and axillary clearance.
I would be interested to know how many lymph nodes were actually involved, and whether chemo will change the pathology results.
As the number of lymph nodes involved is used to stage the cancer, I think I want to know. Maybe?
It would make a difference with my cancer disease free survival estimation as I am currently at stage 11B, bordering on 111.
Not that it would make any difference to the treatment as I am having everything they can throw at it anyway.
So maybe I don't really want to know how many were involved.
But I would be interested to know how chemo impacts on the pathology post mastectomy and lymph node clearance.