Breast cancer metastasis sites

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Avatar f tn hi to all.My mother was diagnosed recently with breast cancer and had a mastectomy done.the doctor said that out of 13 lymph nodes removed from her armpit, 11 had cancer. she is right now on chemotherapy with something that the doctor called an AC regime.All her workup tests showed negative for cancer spread.but now she has got low backache.She had a slip disc few years back.could the recent pain be due to cancer spread to the bones? The bone scan was negative when done one month back.
Avatar n tn Metastasis refers to cancer cells traveling to distant sites via the blood stream and/or lymphatic system. Vascular invasion is quite common in breast cancer. The clusters of metastatic cells end up in the blood stream/lymphatic system by actually breaking off from the primary tumor (how else would they get to distant organs?).
Avatar f tn Oh my goodness. This is a lot to worry about for you! I'm sorry!! So, you are a breast cancer survivor in remission? When do you get your pet scan results? It is my understanding that metastasis in the bones typically will have pain associated with it. The other thing that is common to it is broken bones. You are having some pain. I'm glad you got checked out. My dear friend died after metastasis in bones/breast cancer but it was in her chest bones. Very sad. https://www.
Avatar f tn s attending physician for proper management. The CT scan findings showed breast cancer with metastasis or spread of the cancer to the other organs mentioned. Factors such as her complete medical history, symptoms and results of other diagnostic tests are important considerations also. Take care and best regards.
Avatar f tn Cancer antigen 27-29 (CA 27-29) can be used in monitoring for breast cancer recurrence and also response to treatment. Your daughter’s baseline value is 17.3. The assay can be repeated during and after treatment, and compared to the baseline value. Results should be correlated clinically, in conjunction with other laboratory examinations. Good luck on your daughter’s treatment.
Avatar n tn What is the method to look for a bone metastases from breast cancer? I have had awful pain in my right arm/shoulder for 4 months. MRI showed torn biceps tendon and other small bursal tears and tendonitis, and a rotator cuff tear. Would a bone metastases have been revealed on the MRI of my arm and shoulder? Should I ask for a bone scan? I am 57 years old and have been cancer free since a stage 3 breast cancer diagnosis 8 years ago. I am worried that the pain does not go away.
Avatar n tn Going by the case history, I think that perhaps pleural cancer has resulted as a result of metastasis from the bladder cancer or from colon cancer. Metastasis means the spread of cancer. Cancer cells can break away from a primary tumor and enter the bloodstream or lymphatic system. That is how cancer cells spread to other parts of the body. Metastatic cancers may be found before or at the same time as the primary tumor, or months or years later.
Avatar n tn i thought i was in the professional area. im confused how this works here. can i even delete this thread here. frustrated.
403156 tn?1290150018 If the biopsy returns as positive for thyroid adenocarcinoma your vet will probably check for metastasis to the lungs and other parts of the body. Common metastasis sites include the lungs, the tissues of the throat, such as the larynx, the esophagus and by extension the abdomen. The next step is surgical resection or excision of the tumor or tumors (usually only one lobe of the thyroid is affected).
Avatar m tn t support a biopsy because this could be due to a wide range of inflammations (she is a smoker too), and one doctor said that this is not the typical route of metastasis of breast cancer. Her CA 15-3 and Alkaline phosphate levels are all within normal ranges. Would appreciate it if you can let me know what you think. Thanks!!!
Avatar n tn pT1cN1aMx Breast Cancer, Margins: Clear, Nuclear Pleomorphism: Moderate, Tuberal Formation < 10%, Mitoshis 5/10 HPF, Total 6/9, ANd Metatasis in 02 lymph nodes, Distance From Closest Margin Towards Skin 0.6 cm away from invasive carcinoma, Lymphatic Invasion: Seen, Ductal Carcinoma in SITU: Present, Histrological Type: Solid, Cribriform,Grade Low Grade, Her-2/neu gene amplification is not detected.
Avatar f tn Finally, have other family members had breast, uterine, or ovarian cancer? Age 27 is very young to get epithelial ovarian cancer. Could your family have a genetic risk of getting these caners? if so, other family members such as yourself should be checked by pelvic ultrasound. Your sister should have gene testing to look for a mutation that is hereditary. I have pasted a few links for you to look at. best wishes http://www.ovarian.org/types_and_stages.php http://www.cancer.
Avatar f tn When I was initially diagnosed with breast cancer (in April, 2008), one of the tests performed was a CT Scan (of thorax, chest, abdomen, and pelvis). The CT Scan showed *no* abnormalities. Q1. Can I take this as confirmation that there is absolutely *no* metastasis to the regions that were scanned? Or, should a PET Scan be performed? Q2.
Avatar n tn A sclerotic lesion on CT is indeterminate, possibly representing bone island versus blastic metastasis. If history of cancer such as breast cancer, nuclear medicine whole body bone scan and/or PET/CT can serve as a tiebreaker. Lack of hypermetabolic activity on your bone scan favors benign bone island (or treated bony metastasis).
Avatar f tn Certain genetic defects or mutations causing breast cancer can also lead to the development of other cancer types. Defects in the BRCA-2 tumor suppressor gene can lead to breast, ovarian, melanoma and pancreatic cancers. A defect in the PTEN tumor suppressor gene on the other hand, results in Cowden's syndrome, characterized by a markedly increased risk of breast and thyroid cancer.
Avatar n tn my mom is suffering frm breast cancer,she has had 6 sessions of chemotherapy and has also undergone mastectomy now she is going ho have radiation for 5weeks ,is it necessary for her to undergo radiation as her biopsy reports suggests that she doesnt have metastasis,and that she had in nerves.Will she be completely cured after radiation.?
Avatar n tn That is a good question for the patients surgeon and endocrinologist! I had breast surgery first (this is 12 years ago) and then my thyroidectomy 2 months later and radiation a few months after that. I guess the treatment options would be treated in order of priority. Is the patient already diagnosed with breast cancer as well??
Avatar n tn From 2002, i was suffering from Metastasis Breast Cancer and after 2004, some multiple cysts have formed and it was in 2007 there were two large ovarian masses of size about 10cm in length, breadth and width and one mass over the left adrenal gland. And in the year 2008, i was suffering from severe ascites. Is there any remedy to this problem?
Avatar f tn 2 cm in one breast only. With a family history of breast cancer, I opted for bilateral mastectomies with SN Biops. which were negative, and other breast was without disease. The tumor is ER pos, Pr neg. Her2/neu negative and was also evaluated by Oncotype DX. The recurrence score was 27 so I've completed 4 cycles of Taxotere and Cytoxan. I have been on Arimidex for 4 months. What might be my chances of a distant metastasis? I have pre-osteopenia per a bone density.
Avatar f tn hello, is it possible that cancer cells can be missed by a pathologist when a segmental excision breast biopsy is done? If that happens what will happen next?will it metastasis in other organs or the other breast?what are the early symptoms if that happens?please give an answer.
Avatar n tn There is no absolute correct way to approach breast cancer treatment. Certain factors about the tumor may help to direct aspects of therapy, such as whether the tumor is HER2 positive or Estrogen and Progesterone receptor positivity, but these do not dictate the exact treatment regimen. An MRI may or may not clarify the appearance of the liver lesion (it may increase or decrease suspicion) but it will not be absolute.