Had Modified Radical Mastectomy August 07, had my regular mammo in May of 2008, indicated after an ultrasound either a lymph node or cyst on same side. Is this a possible recurrence of original cancer. A followup will be done in November.
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8/13/08 10:30pm
Hi - It's possible, but very, very unlikely. Difficult to have a recurrence in the breast after a mastectomy,since the breast is gone; the recurrence would have to be in any stray remaining breast tissue cells in the chest wall. If the medical folks were really worried, I don't believe they'd just wait till November to check it out. BUT if you're really worried, I wouldn't hesitate to ask them if you could have it checked sooner - with an MRI, perhaps. OK? Good luck - PJH
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