Anyone had micro papillary cancer?
Hi all, been worried sick since yesterday when my Dr said my core biopsy showed micro papillary features. She calmly told me it has a higher recurrence rate and that might aid my decision between mast...
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Hi Jen
I had extensive DCIS (111 mm all up) and of type micropapillary and papillary - High Grade as well. I guess I was very fortunate that it was non-invansive, although I did have a scare when I found out there was sentinel lymph node involvement. This was then down-graded as it is common for these type of cells to become dislodged during core biopsy.
So... after two WLE which didn't have clear margins the only option presented to me was mastectomy with immediate TRAM reconstruction - I chose bi-lateral for several reasons I won't go into at this time.
I've recovered quite quickly - back to work after five weeks. No radiation or tamoxifen. It was hard for me to accept that no further treatment was necessary - but ultimately we do need to rely on the experts, although it is important to understand all the facts presented - and therefore question what isn't understood.
Apparently papillary and micropapillary are very rare - lucky us!
Let us know how you got on at your appointment today.
Linda