Dr. Summer Knight MD Narberth, PA with 21+ years experience
Gender: Female Years In Practice: 21+ Phone Number:
Specialty
Family Medicine
General Family Medicine
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PO Box 671
Narberth, PA 19072 Phone:
Dr. Summer Knight's Videos
Breast Cancer Surgery - Q/A by Dr. Summer Knight (Video 3)
This Friday, Summer is to have a procedure to remove and examine cancerous cells in her breast. Terms for this surgery include excisional biopsy, lumpectomy and partial mastectomy. In her typically intrepid and knowledgeable fashion, @DrSummerKnight shares medical detail in everyday terms. She emphasizes the importance of breast cancer screening via mammogram to women, which is how her cancer was found in its early stage. Summer bravely shares about her feelings and needs at this time - with her surgery scheduled in four days.
Questions about Breast Excisional Biopsy versus Lumpectomy or Partial Mastectomy There is a spectrum of the severity of Breast Cancer when it is found. This spectrum has many inputs including how early it is detected, the type of breast cancer, the age of the woman, and whether the cancer is localized in a single area or has grown to other areas such as metastasized. Personally, I have known many courageous women - as patients, friends and family members - who have been on this spectrum from early detection to catastrophic impacts from breast cancer. My breast cancer issue was found as part of early detection screening via a mammogram. They found several abnormalities that when combined caused concern requiring a secondary mammogram with ultrasound. Based on those concerning findings - for me, increased in calcifications and complex cyst - there was a recommendation to needle biopsy both those areas. That biopsy came back with indicating the needs for an open excisional lumpectomy, which will remove a portion of my breast tissue. The hope is that the tissue removed will have all known cancer cells and the story will be over ;-).
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