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Can Surgery For Benign Lesion Be Postponed?

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Posted on Thu, 8 May 2014
Question: hi, I have done FNAC test as suggested by doctor and please refer to attached FNAC report. We are thinking to postpone the surgery by one year or after kids. Please suggest if this is possible and there are any complications. Thanks in Advance
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Answered by Dr. Vaishalee Punj (1 hour later)
Brief Answer: Yes you can post pone surgery Detailed Answer: Hi Thanks for your query. Your report is suggestive of a benign lesion. Benign lesion means a lump that is not harmful and does not grow very fast. From the report it seems like a solid and fibrocystic type of benign proliferative lesion. The term proliferative means that the lining if the lump is growing inside the lump or increased number of acini (sacs inside glands that form milk). The atypia cells are not seen in these smears. So I think you would do just fine if you are regularly followed up every six months with repeat tests. By this I mean that even if you do not go for surgery there is no cause for worry. On the contrary if you decide to get it removed surgically, there would be no effect on breast feeding. The appearance of the breast would also not be affected much. Hope it helps. Dr Vaishalee
Above answer was peer-reviewed by : Dr. Chakravarthy Mazumdar
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Follow up: Dr. Vaishalee Punj (42 hours later)
thanks for the suggestion.
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Answered by Dr. Vaishalee Punj (4 hours later)
Brief Answer: Thanks Detailed Answer: Thanks for consulting me Take care Dr Vaishalee
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Can Surgery For Benign Lesion Be Postponed?

Brief Answer: Yes you can post pone surgery Detailed Answer: Hi Thanks for your query. Your report is suggestive of a benign lesion. Benign lesion means a lump that is not harmful and does not grow very fast. From the report it seems like a solid and fibrocystic type of benign proliferative lesion. The term proliferative means that the lining if the lump is growing inside the lump or increased number of acini (sacs inside glands that form milk). The atypia cells are not seen in these smears. So I think you would do just fine if you are regularly followed up every six months with repeat tests. By this I mean that even if you do not go for surgery there is no cause for worry. On the contrary if you decide to get it removed surgically, there would be no effect on breast feeding. The appearance of the breast would also not be affected much. Hope it helps. Dr Vaishalee