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Posted by James on 7/19/2002 from 66.185.84.69:

Hi,
My mum just had a biopsy (surgical removal of some tissue from the lump) and we are now waiting for the results.
I have some questions in my head and I really have no where to ask them. Should we, and how would we get a second opinion on the biopsy results? Would my mum have to do another biopsy, or would a doctor just take a look at all the results of her mammogram, ultrasound and biopsy?
I ask this because after the mammogram and US, we were told the tumour was pretty small, but now the doctor says it is much larger. Can the mammogram and ultrasound be so inaccurate? He also recommend a complete mastectomy IF the biopsy says its malignant?
So I think we would like a second opinion on this, but I dont know if my mum can go thru another surgery for a biopsy?
Please, any help would be greatly appreciated. This forum is amazing, and it really opened my eyes about this matter.
thank you!

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