First, check the top of the report for your name, the date you had your operation, and the type of operation you had. Make sure they are right for you.
Parts of Your Report
- Specimen: This section describes where the tissue samples came from. Tissue samples could be taken from the breast, from the lymph nodes under your arm (axilla), or both.
- Clinical history: This is a short description of you and how the breast abnormality was found. It also describes the kind of surgery that was done.
- Clinical diagnosis: This is the diagnosis the doctors were expecting before your breast tissue sample was tested.
- Gross description: This section describes the tissue sample or samples. It talks about the size, weight, and color of each sample.
- Microscopic description: This section describes the way the cancer cells look under the microscope.
- Special tests or markers: This section reports the results of tests for proteins, genes, and how fast the cells are growing.
- Summary or final diagnosis: This section is the short description of all the important findings in each tissue sample.
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