Biopsy results

[brenda02]

I wrote here before few days ago,asking about 2 lumps i found in the left and right breasts. i had core biopsies guided by ultrasound done on each and just got the results yesterday. one turned to be a fibroadenoma and the other one the biopsy report said "no evidence of fibroadenoma, benign tissues, normal tissues".. what could that mean? I remember that lump was very mobile during the biopsy and the doctor had a hard time hitting it. But he said at the end he was able to get 3 biopsies out of it. It was showing to be a 2cm lump in the ultrasound.  Is it possible that he missed it in all 3 times and he took samples of the normal tissues of the breasts and that's why the report said normal tissues? and if he did really hit it then what does normal tissues mean in a lump?  I'm 28 by the way.

[Cleveland Clinic]

Dear Brenda02:  Normal tissue means that the cells under the microscope are cells that would normally be present in the breast and there are no abnormalities within the specimen.  You may benefit from discussing these findings with your doctor who can better explain this within the context of your situation.

[lori123]

Sounds like we are in the same boat.  Did your lump show up on ultrasound and if so what did they refer to it as being?  My lump didn' t even show up, but it is very easy to find by touch.  "Normal healthy tissue" and "lump" don't sound like they should refer to the same thing.