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Reccurrence?..Waiting on biopsy results

Breast Cancer | Last Active: May 10 3:02pm | Replies (60)

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@meme5

I just received my pathology report from my biopsy.
It states the final diagnosis is: Atypical
Is that good or bad? Do I have cancer or not?
I think it means that the area is not cancer but could become in the future or maybe not.
Please help me understand!

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@meme5 I read and re-read your original post and follow up. On what organ was the biopsy performed? Was this a liver biopsy? Tissue from the lymph node? Is there a description in the pathology report before the diagnosis? What did your doctor say? It can be very nerve wracking and scary to read a pathology report before talking with your doctor who will explain the results to you.

Boy, talk about helpful, huh? I'd be wondering exactly what that portends too but, unless the description (not the one-word label of atypical) words that suggested cancer, I'd at least be somewhat relaxed until I could get more answers. There are 'artifacts' in most of our bodies that are unimportant or signs that the immune system tackled a problem we didn't even know we had and dealt with it. [My doctor mom used to remind us children of how 'smart' the body is and to respect its few needs like good diet, etc.]