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I am sceduled for a sureon consult prior to biopsy and am curious as to why I need to meet for a discussion with a surgeon prior to the biopsy which will obviously not have pathology report right away either. Also, if it is an adenoma won't they want to remove that so it does not turn into cancer in the future? I wish they would come up with something faster because this is stressful no matter how many people tell you not to worry.
Hi.
You need to meet with the surgeon for a discussion about the informed consent process. This would ensure that you understand all the risks involved in the biopsy. The actual biopsy report will not be given automatically since the tissues would need about 24-48 hours of preparation. However, you may want to discuss with your surgeon about a frozen section procedure, where the pathologist will be right beside to interpret a sample of the tissue. However, the frozen section will just tell if the lesion is probably benign or malignant, and cannot tell the exact nature of the lesion (and we would have to wait for the formal histopath report for that).
Adenomas in the breast is not a pre-malignant lesion, and therefore unlikely to transform into cancer. If the biopsy would tell us other entities such as DCIS or hyperplasia with atypia, then a total excision is necessary.
As there are many things to talk about, all the more you need to have a discussion with your surgeon.
Regards and God bless.
You need to meet with the surgeon for a discussion about the informed consent process. This would ensure that you understand all the risks involved in the biopsy. The actual biopsy report will not be given automatically since the tissues would need about 24-48 hours of preparation. However, you may want to discuss with your surgeon about a frozen section procedure, where the pathologist will be right beside to interpret a sample of the tissue. However, the frozen section will just tell if the lesion is probably benign or malignant, and cannot tell the exact nature of the lesion (and we would have to wait for the formal histopath report for that).
Adenomas in the breast is not a pre-malignant lesion, and therefore unlikely to transform into cancer. If the biopsy would tell us other entities such as DCIS or hyperplasia with atypia, then a total excision is necessary.
As there are many things to talk about, all the more you need to have a discussion with your surgeon.
Regards and God bless.
Thank you for such a fast reply, you have set my mind at ease and I thank you so much for that and all of your knowledge you have taken time to share.
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