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Question on DCIS outcome

Breast Cancer | Last Active: Jul 27, 2024 | Replies (55)

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@sophieeleanor

Hi everyone
I'm at the beginning of it all 4cm dcis right breast hormone neg due,small breasts large area,oozing nipple,anyone else? Having mastectomy and pos mastectomy.My question is I'm scared that it's invasive already? Anyone had this when surgery done?

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Take each day as it comes . Don’t worry about the maybes . Usually your biopsy will determine if it’s invasive it yours is DCIs and that’s a better place to be . In some instances they may see invasion post surgery but don’t worry yourself about what may not be . Just focus on getting your surgery done and taking care of yourself . The rest will fall into place.

Yes, this happened to me. I was originally diagnosed with dcis in the left breast from a biopsy that was done after suspicious microcalcifications on a mammogram. When I had the lumpectomy a 4mm IDC was present. Margins weren’t clear and I needed a 2nd surgery. Looking back, I wish that I would have had an MRI after the diagnosis to give insight on the extend of the cancer but no one recommended one and I didn’t know enough then to ask for it. If you haven’t had an MRI or ultrasound I would ask. Even though the IDC was small, it changed my whole treatment plan because it was HER2+. I wish you a good outcome with your surgery.