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Stage II A breast cancer.
Ductal carcinoma in situ (DCIS) with microinvasion in left breast. Tumor is <1 mm and 2 sentinel lymph nodes show micrometastatic disease (<2 mm). Tumor is estrogen positive and HER2/neu negative. Treatment Plan
Lumpectomy
Chemotheraphy (six cyles of TAC every three weeks) Radiation (six weeks daily) Hormone therapy (five years of tamoxifen) Milestones
12/12/02
First biopsy of left breast 12/16/02 1/17/03 2/14/03 - 5/50/03 7/2/03 1/5/04 1/15/04 Scheduled Monitoring
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Total entries in this category: Published On: Jun 08, 2004 05:26 PM |
Tue - February 18, 2003ALWAYS Get Second OpinionThis is why you ALWAYS get second opinions and
why you worry about pathology mixing up tissue samples.
Posted at 11:56 PM Read More Thu - January 16, 2003Results of Second OpinionOur second opinion on Tuesday (1/14/03) with Dr.
Monica Morrow, Director of the Lynn Sage Breast Center of Northwestern Memorial
Hospital (NMH) in Chicago resulted in a somewhat different diagnosis but Ann's
lumpectomy is still scheduled for about 2:30 PM tomorrow, Friday (1/17/03), at
Evanston Hospital in Evanston, Illinois. The operation will include an
additional procedure and will be done under general anesthetic. The prognosis
remains excellent.
Posted at 12:00 AM Read More |