Can a surgeon tell if its breast cancer before receiving biopsy results?

Can a surgeon tell if its breast cancer before receiving biopsy results?

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    Sometimes, the coloring and shape could be a telltale but not always.

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there can be a pretty good educated guess, but the pathology report will give a definitive diagnosis as well as types, staging, etc.

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Not really. My radiologist was convinced that my lump was benign... but it wasn't. Only the pathology report can give a definite diagnosis. That was 3 years ago, and after surgery, chemo, and radiation, and current treatment of Arimidex, so far-so good.

Not so looney afterall

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