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lymph node biopsy differences?

Breast Cancer | Last Active: Aug 8 10:49am | Replies (13)

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Yes, I think normally sentinel biobsy / removal is done during surgery as opposed to while having an ultrasound. Or, at least that was my experience. They biopsied a lymph node prior to surgery that tested positive, so surgeon knew the cancer had spread from breast. At time of surgery (lumpectomy), they injected tracer material and removed two sentinel nodes.

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Youve been very helpful. I looked back at my Drs notes and this sounds exactly like what his plans are for me. If I chose lumpectomy, it would be dealt with a little differently.