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Has anyone had experience with fat necrosis in the reconstructed tissue?

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Discussion: Anyone have fat necrosis after breast reconstruction?

Support Group: Breast Cancer

Posted: May 24, 2022

Using the search function of the Breast Cancer support group, I found related discussions in these...

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Discussion: What do you use for pain from radiation fat necrosis or calcification?

Support Group: Breast Cancer

Posted: Jan 7 2:07pm

@mntwin, I'm tagging a few members like @lhwoz @californiazebra @sessioja @gardenfairy who can share their experiences...

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Discussion: Small lump under skin of reconstructed breasts

Support Group: Breast Cancer

Posted: May 25 9:12pm

@laparker, welcome. As you probably know, fat necrosis is a benign (not cancer) condition that most...

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Discussion: Anyone have fat necrosis after breast reconstruction?

Support Group: Breast Cancer

Posted: May 27, 2022

This link refers to fat necrosis after reconstruction, but I developed it after a lumpectomy. You...

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Discussion: Anyone ever had a large, hard lump in breast after Lumpectomy surgery?

Support Group: Breast Cancer

Posted: Sep 5, 2023

I had the same, no skin issues, some small amount of fatigue at the end of...

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Discussion: 7mm invasive ductal carcinoma

Support Group: Breast Cancer

Posted: Jan 27 8:07am

Here’s a link explaining it more thoroughly. Mine isn’t that large, so nothing needs to be...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/924527/

Discussion: Anyone ever had a large, hard lump in breast after Lumpectomy surgery?

Support Group: Breast Cancer

Posted: Sep 5, 2023

This sounds a lot like what I have. It’s called fat necrosis. It’s a benign, harmless...

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Discussion: Anyone ever had a large, hard lump in breast after Lumpectomy surgery?

Support Group: Breast Cancer

Posted: Sep 5, 2023

What was the BiRADS on your initial MRI? That would help guide a decision on biopsy...

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Discussion: Has anyone had MRI suspicious for malignancy but negative Mammo + US?

Support Group: Breast Cancer

Posted: Dec 15, 2023

I have a large amount of fat necrosis in both breasts after my lumpectomy in the...

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Discussion: Anyone have fat necrosis after breast reconstruction?

Support Group: Breast Cancer

Posted: Jun 2, 2023

I went to a traveling van ultrasound service (HerScan) on the one year anniversary of my...

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Discussion: Anyone have fat necrosis after breast reconstruction?

Support Group: Breast Cancer

Posted: Jun 7 9:29pm

Thank you for sharing your experience. I’m not really sure why the radiologist equivocated by adding...

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Discussion: New Malignancy vs. Fat Necrosis on MRI. Anyone have this conflict?

Support Group: Breast Cancer

Posted: Nov 24, 2023

See the surgeon you are not bothering her, this is what they do, they want to...

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Discussion: Fat Necrosis

Support Group: Breast Cancer

Posted: May 17 8:49am

So sorry for what you had to go through. I’m a retired nurse and while I...

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Discussion: New Malignancy vs. Fat Necrosis on MRI. Anyone have this conflict?

Support Group: Breast Cancer

Posted: Nov 24, 2023

I have a place of fat necrosis, also. When I found it, I was scared so...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/948452/

Discussion: Should I do Radiotherapy or not? I am 71 years old

Support Group: Breast Cancer

Posted: Oct 16, 2023

@katrina123 It was told to me by the radiologist that sometimes one gets fat necrosis following...

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Discussion: BI-RADS 3 Question

Support Group: Breast Cancer

Posted: Oct 11, 2020

@dazlin Is this since breast surgery or radiation? My first mammogram following surgery and radiation was...

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Discussion: Findings in recent mamogram??

Support Group: Breast Cancer

Posted: Oct 31, 2019

@kathyomaha55 First tumor, Stage 2B metastatic ductal carcinoma, 3 out of 7 lymph nodes positive and...

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Discussion: Concerned about the side effects of anastrozole

Support Group: Breast Cancer

Posted: Oct 15, 2019

Fast forward my MD ordered an ultrasound and mammo for the seroma/scar tissue just to confirm....

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Discussion: Painful lump/spots after lumpectomy not going away?

Support Group: Breast Cancer

Posted: Oct 21, 2023

So glad you reached out to us in the forum. It takes tremendous strength and courage...

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Discussion: Small lump under skin of reconstructed breasts

Support Group: Breast Cancer

Posted: May 26 3:11pm

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