Hi all.
I was diagnosed with tubular IDC earlier this year following a core biopsy (grade 1, ER/PR+). This hadn't shown up on my routine mammogram due to dense breasts but in self examination and then at ultrasound. They measured it at 17mm x 6mm at ultrasound. I then had an MRI to further confirm diagnosis and this measured it at 13mm x 6mm. I then had a lumpectomy which concluded the tumour was only 6mm and was actually mixed tubular/cribriform with cribriform DCIS.
I am left a bit confused after the final diagnosis. Conversations with my breast cancer surgeon didn't really clarify for me (a) why the size was so much smaller at excision than in the scans and (b) if my risk of recurrence has now worsened due to having mixed tubular/cribriform rather than pure tubular IDC. I understand that tubular cancer is at much lower risk of metastisising which is the reason for asking. Anyone any experience or knowledge of these? Surgery readout of tumour was ER/PR+, HER2-, grade 1, stage 1 (3 sentinel nodes all clear, no LVI, clear margins). Thanks and sorry for being so technical- just hoping someone can help!
Hi Hobbitparty
Welcome to the forum and I am sorry to hear that you have been diagnosed with breast cancer. While I don't know anything about the type of breast cancer you were diagnosed with I noticed that you haven't had any answers yet so I thought I'd reply to you to move you to the top of the discussion. Hopefully someone will be along shortly with an answer for you.
Wishing you the best of luck with whatever comes next for you.
Best wishes
Daisy53
