Over the past few months my left breast has become slightly larger than the right. I went to one doctor who said it was a common change due to hormones. A second opinion Doctor sent me for an ultrasound as she felt 2 lumps. The ultrasound showed 1 lump, and the radiologist believes it to be a lymph node. It is only 5mm, and has not changed in size since my Mamm/US 6 months ago. He was not very concerned, but offered me the option to have an ultra sound guided core biopsy , which I am going to do. My question is, if my breast enlargement is an early sign of IBC, would a biopsy of this palpable lymph node be able to detect the cancer? Or should I push for further surgical consultation on the enlargement issue?
On a side note, my radiologist said that although my lymph node was palpable, it was small, and not enlarged. This is contradictory to some of the info I have found online which indicates if it is palpable, its enlarged. Any tie breaking opinions on the issue?
Comment Reply
Over the past few months my left breast has become slightly larger than the right. I went to one doctor who said it was a common change due to hormones. A second opinion Doctor sent me for an ultrasound as she felt 2 lumps. The ultrasound showed 1 lump, and the radiologist believes it to be a lymph node. It is only 5mm, and has not changed in size since my Mamm/US 6 months ago. He was not very concerned, but offered me the option to have an ultra sound guided core biopsy , which I am going to do. My question is, if my breast enlargement is an early sign of IBC, would a biopsy of this palpable lymph node be able to detect the cancer? Or should I push for further surgical consultation on the enlargement issue?
On a side note, my radiologist said that although my lymph node was palpable, it was small, and not enlarged. This is contradictory to some of the info I have found online which indicates if it is palpable, its enlarged. Any tie breaking opinions on the issue?
December 15, 2011 - 4:42pmThis Comment
Reply