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Review post surgery biopsy report
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My mother has been diagnosed with breast cancer and has undergone breast conservation surgery. The post surgery biopsy report arrived today, while the ER, PR reports are still awaited. I wanted to understand the implications of this report and the next steps.
I also have one specific question. The staging is mentioned as T1N1aMx and the metastasis could not be determined. Is it because they don't have the data to verify or is it because they are not sure? The stage however is still mentioned as IIA. I read on the internet that all stage 2 cancers are non-metastatic. Then what does Mx mean here?
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Metastatic spread must b ruled out before surgery
Go ahead with chemotherapy and radiation therapy after complete report
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On pathology specimen distant metastasis can not be commented as that comes under radiological staging.
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