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Invasive ductal carcinoma (IDC): Anyone else?
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Your surgeon or oncologist will make the referral. I had my result before surgery based on my biopsies. In my case they had enough tissue to do the typing.
The oncologist was looking to see my numbers ( aggressive or not so aggressive). Had my numbers been higher she would have suggested chemo before surgery to shrink any nodes to minimize a major axillary removal.
Ask about this on the 13th. Often it’s done with surgically rendered tissue.
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What does it mean surgically rendered tissue?
My understanding is that Oncotype is done after the surgery. But it make sense to do it before the surgery to see if the tumor is aggressive.
There is another test called Ki 67 proliferation index.
When I asked the surgeon on September 21st about Oncotype and Ki67, she told me that they do it after surgery. Not only, but if she finds positive nodes they don't do Oncotype. Mount Sinai.