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	Asked by cindy (Female; 64; Breast Cancer, Mastectomy (R) 3/10, Mastectomy (L) 7/10, Chemotherapy; Relevant drugs:Arimidex ) on Tue 07, Sep 2010 03:05pm
	My second Mastectomy was 8 July 2010, no lymph nodes were looked at. On one of the biopsy slides it was reported that the carcinoma in situ did show that it was invasive. I have an appointment with my surgeon next week. So that I have as much information as possible, do you think it would be helpful to now examine the lymph nodes also could you please tell me is there a procedure to examine lymph nodes without general anesthesia? Can they be removed with just a local anesthesia or is there another method entirely that can be used to examine them? Thank you very much. Julia
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	Answer by bobby s, md on Fri 10, Sep 2010 09:58am: Dear Julia, You have not mentioned your medical and cancer history in detail. When a superficial lymph node is required from the axilla for diagnostic purposes, it is often possible to do it without general anesthesia. But I do not think that a full oncological axillary clearance is possible without general anesthesia. Please discuss in detail with your entire medical team the value of a repeat surgery to look for nodes. All the best, and God Bless! Detailed answer for your question: Available in paid version. - Click to pay. Second opinion from another doctor: Available in paid version. - Click to pay.
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