Hello!
I have triple negative breast cancer and have had 11 out of 15 chemotherapy sessions. I am lucky, the tumour has shrunk from 3cm to less than one and counting!
I had a meeting with my surgeon yesterday and was hoping due to the size he might be able to confirm that a lumpectomy looked possible. He was very neutral and didn't confirm or deny the possibility of a lumpectomy (which I understand a final decision will be made on following my post treatment mri), but he very casually referred to needing to remove the "tumour's original footprint". I can't find any reference to this on the Internet. Is this anything anyone can help with?
Does he mean he still needs to remove the original 3cm mass, in which case what is the point of doing chemo pre-surgery in an attempt to "save the breast"?
Any thoughts? I am a bit confused and not seeing him for another month.
Thanks!
