lymph node biopsy differences?

Posted by meeshodge @meeshodge, Aug 6 7:36am

Is there a difference in lymph node biopsies? Is a sentinel node biopsy the same as an US guided biopsy or an MRI guided biopsy? Or are they the same thing basically just terms used interchangeably?

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Chris, Volunteer Mentor | @auntieoakley | Aug 8 10:37am

In reply to @meeshodge "Thank you for that heads up!" + (show)

For me the blue dye went everywhere, and my chest was blue for a few months. It did go away, and my husband loved calling me Mrs. Smurf for a few months. Don’t let the blue alarm you.😘

meeshodge | @meeshodge | Aug 8 10:45am

In reply to @auntieoakley "For me the blue dye went everywhere, and my chest was blue for a few months...." + (show)

That sounds like something my hubby would do! I will be having DMX surgery, so I would assume it would all be taken out at that time?

meeshodge | @meeshodge | Aug 8 10:49am

In reply to @lilacs777 "Ah, ok, your doctor's approach makes sense then. In my case, the mammo and MRI both..." + (show)

He said I should get the Right lymph node biopsy before any surgery I choose. If the low chance that the lymph node is positive, we would have to discuss doing chemotherapy first. The left lymph nodes look ok, so no biopsy needed there. But a left surgical lymph node biopsy would be done because in the low chance there is small cancer on the left (based on whatever the MRI finding on the left could be), then we cannot go back and do a surgical lymph node biopsy.