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Surgeon missed the margins. 2nd surgery

Breast Cancer | Last Active: Sep 24 9:07am | Replies (51)
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@nora305

I am so sorry you were not told. My surgeon explained the risk to me thoroughly in our preoperative meeting. Mercifully, I did not have to undergo a second surgery. But I had been prepared for it from the beginning.

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Zebra | @californiazebra | Sep 15 11:55am

@nora305
Did your surgeon explain why they cut it so close? Why not just take a wider margin around the tumor to begin with? I had a positive margin and it happens too often.

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vkroger | @vkroger | Sep 17 4:57pm

1 in 4 lumpectomies have to be redone because the surgeons don’t get clear margins. They only take 1-2mm of tissue around the suspected tumor site…about the thickness of a piece of dry spaghetti. You can tell them to take an extra wide margin to better ensure all the malignant tissue is taken. They won’t do it without you telling them too. I’m thinking the lack of margin is all about repeat business.

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