Kate1976
13 years agoMember
Clear or not clear margins??
Hi ladies,
I've been stalking for a couple of weeks but first time blogger looking for some support. My IDC has good and bad points. Tumour was grade 3 but only 9mm.
It has been removed via lumpectomy with clear margins and no node involvement so stage 1A!! However... There was high grade DCIS and the surgeon was not able to get a clear margin on it because he shaved as close to the muscle as possible.
I'm told that bc doesn't grow into the muscle and that I would get no further benefit from going back into surgery to try and achieve a better margin either by further lumpectomy or mastectomy.
Does this sound similar to any one else's scenario? Of course my mind is going to recurrance risks and therefore overall prognosis...
Treatment plan is chemo, radio and tamoxifen (100% ER positive).
Would really appreciate if anyone could share their insights into DCIS margins...
Thanks ladies,
Kate