AboutClaes-Gustaf Nordquist, M.D. Expertise I`m a doctor of medicine and a specialist in radiation therapy and medical oncology. I have long experience in diagnostics and treatment of breast tumours.
Experience I'm a Doctor of Medicine. Licensed/certified physician and surgeon and specialist in Medical Oncology and Radiation therapy in Sweden, Denmark, Finland, Iceland, Norway and the European Union. Background in Radiation Therapy, Medical Oncology, Radiation Protection, Nuclear Medicine, Diagnostic Radiology, Gynecological Oncology, Clinical Pathology, Clinical Cytology,Hematology and Internal Medicine. M.D. from the faculty of medicine, Royal Karolinska Institute, Stockholm, Sweden. Have also been an exchange student at the Hebrew University, Hadassah Medical School, Jerusalem Israel. Former medical consultant, Swedish National Board of Radiation Protection. Former Police Surgeon and Medical Examiner, Stockholm Police Department. Former Chief Medical Officer, The Royal Guards, The Royal Horse Guards and the Royal Household Brigade, Royal Swedish Army Medical Corps. Now in private practice in Stockholm, Sweden.
Question Hello doctor,
My mother had undergone mastectomy on her left breast exactly one year ago. she has completed her chemotherapy cycles as well as radiation therapy and now on hormone pills. She went to see her doctor for regular check up few weeks back the doctor said she has some nodules formed on her mastectomy scars so they got her operated two days back and removed the nodules. She also had a port attached to her lower neck and shoulder region for chemotherapy. At the same spot the doctor said some fibrous cords are formed and they operated on that area as well 2 days back. my question is , is it common to get these nodules and fibrous cords after just one year of mastectomy?? and why are these nodules and fibrous cords formed? are they cancerous? is there anything that can be done for prevention of these nodule formation?
Answer They are probably not cancerous - but the surgical material (the tissue samples) should be checked by a pathologist to make sure that that is not the case. It is probably just scar tissue. Such things do happen now and then, a kind of exaggerated scar tissue.
