I have emailed flowerpotter. Mine was described as invasive Pleomorphic Lobular BC from the beginning ( they found the pleomorphic cells in the first biopsy) and I’m stage 2 ( 2 lymph nodes). The little research I’ve been able to find is alarming but out of date and such tiny numbers that it can’t be statistically significant ( thank goodness). My tumour was not huge, and I have high Allred scores, so I’m reasonably optimistic. I can’t find anything anywhere that gives this variant a high recovery rate (!!) but I’m hoping that’s to do with a tendency to late stage diagnosis ( which I'm not) and I’m still looking:-) If you know of any up to date stats on IPLC I’d be really grateful!
Unfortunately Pleomorphic is classed as an aggressive type but there other factors to consider. How many lymph nodes were found to contain cancer cells, any vascular invasion etc.
You may be offered chemo as a systemic (whole body) treatment if they have any concerns there may be stray cells that need wiping out, or even as a standard treatment for this.
I wouldn't read too much into stats to be honest as they are only averages and they cover everyone from 28 to 88 years and each case is individual. Treatment regimes for cancer are changing for the better every 6 months so all the stats are at least 5 years out of date.
