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Invasive ductal carcinoma with lymph vascular invasion

Breast Cancer | Last Active: 2 hours ago | Replies (14)
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@windyshores

Lymphovascular invasion is not the same as positive nodes, just to be clear. Lymphovascular invasion is still contained in the breast.

I was able to avoid radiation by having a double mastectomy. I was told one out of five radiologists would have recommended radiation. I am ten years out knock on wood.

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Chris, Volunteer Mentor | @auntieoakley | 1 day ago

Technically a precursor to node involvement, means it is found in lymph vessels in surrounding tissue. Sometimes also used as a term to describe to cancer in the blood vessels in the tissue surrounding a tumor. This isn’t necessarily confined to breast tissue or even breast cancer (further clarification).
It is a determining factor when considering a treatment plan as is angiogenesis (the tumors ability to create new blood vessels in order to grow).
Did you have positive nodes as well?

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