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Provisional Pathology Report following WLE and SLNB
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Provisional Pathology Report following WLE and SLNB

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    • May 13, 2011 at 9:22 pm
    jimjoeb
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      I received the first pathology report following my WLE and SLNB of three lymph nodes. The first report says that the provisional diagnositc all is negative. Yeah!!

      However, it also says that results of immunostains and step sections pending. I expect those results in a few days. Am I right to understand that there is still a possibility of something showing up or they wouldn't bother with the immunostains and step sections?

      I received the first pathology report following my WLE and SLNB of three lymph nodes. The first report says that the provisional diagnositc all is negative. Yeah!!

      However, it also says that results of immunostains and step sections pending. I expect those results in a few days. Am I right to understand that there is still a possibility of something showing up or they wouldn't bother with the immunostains and step sections?

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        • May 13, 2011 at 9:43 pm
        MMarieMetcalfe
        Participant

          I have never even hear of immunostains or step sections.  Did your doctor explain to you what they are?

          • May 13, 2011 at 9:43 pm
          MMarieMetcalfe
          Participant

            I have never even hear of immunostains or step sections.  Did your doctor explain to you what they are?

            • May 13, 2011 at 9:43 pm
            MMarieMetcalfe
            Participant

              I have never even hear of immunostains or step sections.  Did your doctor explain to you what they are?

              • May 13, 2011 at 9:43 pm
              MMarieMetcalfe
              Participant

                I have never even hear of immunostains or step sections.  Did your doctor explain to you what they are?

                • May 13, 2011 at 9:50 pm
                jimjoeb
                Participant

                  My family doctor was the one who shared the report with me and she didn't explain. I have the follow up appointment with my surgeon on Monday and I'm sure that she will clarify it.

                  I did find an interesting article that explain how a pathologist actually works on the biopsies. They do a preliminary exam through the microscope, they they cut the biopsies a particular way to be able to look thoroughly through them and apply special chemicals to stain the cells to be recognizable. I think that this is probably the most important part of the work of the pathologist and will give the most meaningful results.

                  In the meantime, the preliminary report is another smidgen of hopeful information.

                    • May 13, 2011 at 10:02 pm
                    MMarieMetcalfe
                    Participant

                      Well also congratulations, a negative can also be a postive.  I was just advised the same, so I was staged IIC, but I start the Interferon on the 23rd.  Good luck…Michelle

                      • May 13, 2011 at 10:02 pm
                      MMarieMetcalfe
                      Participant

                        Well also congratulations, a negative can also be a postive.  I was just advised the same, so I was staged IIC, but I start the Interferon on the 23rd.  Good luck…Michelle

                      • May 13, 2011 at 9:50 pm
                      jimjoeb
                      Participant

                        My family doctor was the one who shared the report with me and she didn't explain. I have the follow up appointment with my surgeon on Monday and I'm sure that she will clarify it.

                        I did find an interesting article that explain how a pathologist actually works on the biopsies. They do a preliminary exam through the microscope, they they cut the biopsies a particular way to be able to look thoroughly through them and apply special chemicals to stain the cells to be recognizable. I think that this is probably the most important part of the work of the pathologist and will give the most meaningful results.

                        In the meantime, the preliminary report is another smidgen of hopeful information.

                        • May 13, 2011 at 10:00 pm
                        W.
                        Participant

                          I think with this preliminary report you can be pretty sure that there are no macroscopic metastatses. (i.e. nothing that you could see with the bare eyes).

                          However, I think they will always do a more in-depth analysis to look for possible microscopic metastases.

                          (I'm not a doctor or an expert…)

                          • May 13, 2011 at 10:00 pm
                          W.
                          Participant

                            I think with this preliminary report you can be pretty sure that there are no macroscopic metastatses. (i.e. nothing that you could see with the bare eyes).

                            However, I think they will always do a more in-depth analysis to look for possible microscopic metastases.

                            (I'm not a doctor or an expert…)

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