Unclear diagnosis

[nell2154]

I am 56 yrs old and I had a mammogram in Spetmebet 09 that showed a density in the right breast. There were then several cancallations of appontments and eventually on the 18th March 2010 I had an ultrasound that revealed a palpable mass over the right nipple to be an irregular solid lesion which is highly suspicious of right breast carcinoma U3. The core biopsy results revealed it to be a fibroepithelial lesion B3 with atypical ductal hyperplasia. I had a lumpectomy of a 1.5cm mass yesterday.
My questions are:
1. I have read fibroepithelial lesions are rare post menapausal is this true?
2. Is it possible the biopsy results are wrong and what are the chances it could be cancer?
3. I have been told I will have to wait 4 weeks for the path lab results of the lumpectomy, is this usual and is it OK to leave this for another four weeks.
4. What will my treatment options be if it is a fibroepithelial lesion?
Sorry for all the questions, some answers would be really appreciated as I am worrying how long this has gone on for.
Nell

[nell2154]

Thank you so much for your reply, I will look up Phyllodes Tumor to see what I can find out. If anyone else has any comments I would be really pleased.
Best Wishes to all.

[japdip]

This may well turn out to be a Phyllodes Tumor which can be either benign or malignant. The long wait for the final Path. report isn't all that unusual .... specimens may be sent to outside Labs for various staining and studies. I doubt seriously that the biopsy results would be wrong but the final report on the specimen removed by lumpectomy will contain more complete information. As far as treatment .... that will depend on the Path. results and would be decided when and IF you are referred to an Oncologist.    Regards ....