lab results-help

[densebreast]

hello all its been a while since ive written anything hope everyone is feeling well. I have a few questions if any one can help answer them i would be very happy. i just had a lump removed from my right breast and the lab report is a little confusing. It says fibrocystic changes with sclerosing lobular hyperplasia and apocrine metaplasia and lymphocyctic lobulitis. my question is; is sclerosing lobular hyperplasia the same thing as sclerosing adenosis and if it is what is the difference between atypia hyperplasia and normal hyperplasia. on the internet it said i have about 2x greather risk of getting breast cancer if its sclerosing adenosis. if any one knows anything about this or if they just want to say hi I would feel a lot better. Thank you.

[densebreast]

thank you for the information; i will speak to the doctor on friday.

[japdip]

Insist that he/she explain the Path. report in detail ... too often if you don't ask, you won't receive. It should always be done but as you know time is usually a factor in today's medicine. Breast MRI is a valuable tool when dealing with dense breast tissue and is much more sensitive that either Mammogram or Ultrasound.  Kindest regards ....

[densebreast]

Thank you for answering my question. i would also like to know if i should be worried about the lab report or if it is nothing of concern. i am a black women and read on the internet that it is harder to find cancer in our breast because the tissue is so dense( i have 38DD breast). My doctor wants to see me in 4 months but he never explained the lab report or anything to me. Thank you for listening.

[japdip]

Sclerosing is the hardening of tissue, especially due to overgrowth of firbrous tissue. Adenosis refers to any disease of an organ or gland; lymphatic glands especially. Hyperplasia is the overgrowth of cells but atypia indicates cells are present that you wouldn't normally expect to find in that area.   Regards ....