Go to a specialist for treatments and after care

In April 2019 I went to a local hospital in Rotterdam as I was feeling a lump in my breast. They took a biopt and I was informed that the lump was a benign fibroadenoom. I was reassured that benign was never getting Malignant. In December I felt that lump was growing rapidly and I went back to the hospital. Although not taken seriously in the beginning, the surgeon agreed that the lump was quite big now and as it was causing pain, surgery was needed to remove the lump. As the biopt was benign in April there was nothing to worry. Back in the car the surgeon called me. She started to have some doubts and wanted to take a new biopsy. Nothing to worry she said, chances were really low but she wanted to be sure that it wasn't a rare type of tumor.

One week later I had an appointment for the biopsy results. I saw the doktors face and I knew enough, the lump was a malignant Phyllodes tumor. The same week I had scans to check it the cancer was metastasized. As the scans were clear (no mets!) and the tumor was growing like crazy (2 cm in 1 week, after biopsy) they decided to do an urgent surgery the day before christmas, 24 December. After operation I was informed that no further treatment was necessary.

As I wanted to be sure that indeed no further treatment was necesarry I went for a second opinion to AVL/Dutch Cancer Institute in Amsterdam. They came to the same conclusion: no further treatment needed, just quarterly control which could take place at the local hospital. Change for mets was really low, but now I know better...