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Mother had tubular-lobular breast cancer and they also found a small area of dcis during mastectomy pathological analysis. is this common?
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Yes: Complete pathology review following mastectomy surgery can often identify other small microscopic lesions. Dcis is a non-invasive early brsst cancer & would not affect the prognosis nor likely change her treatment plans. This is also an example of why additional treatment with hormone & radiation therapy is given if a person had only had a lumpectomy surgery.
Answered 8/13/2020
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