Hello Jacquiedows and thank you for your post,

I am sorry to learn of your situation, this must be a difficult time.

There are 200 different types of cancer, and cancers are classified depending on what cell they started from. There are 5 main groups; carcinoma, sarcoma, leukaemia, lymphoma and myeloma brain and spinal cord. There is more information on our website.

Sarcoma begins in the connective or supportive tissues such as bone, cartilage, fat, muscle or blood vessels. Sarcoma of the breast is rare. There are different types of breast sarcomas which can include phyllodes, which can be either cancerous or noncancerous (benign) and angiosarcomas.

I wondered if you were still waiting for the biopsy results. When a biopsy is taken the sample is sent to pathology where a specialist doctor (histopathologist)  will look at the cells closely and will be able to confirm what type of breast cancer it is.

Treatment will depend on, what type of breast cancer it is, the size of the tumour, how far it has spread and how fast-growing it is (Stage and grade) as well as a person's general health, and whether they have any other health conditions.  Your specialist will be able to confirm this when they have all the test results they need.

I hope this helps a little, you may also find it helpful to look at the Sarcoma UK website. Please feel free to get back to us if you need any more information or support.  You may find it helpful to talk things through with one of the nurses on our helpline.  The number to call is Freephone 0808 800 4040 and the lines are open from 9am till 5pm Monday to Friday.

Take care all the best

Jemma

Hi Jemma,

thanks for the reply I had my biopsy results over the phone and was told by the nurse there is no cancer and it’s a sarcoma so I’m confused does that mean it’s possibly benign? 

Hello and thanks for your further post

As Jemma said there are different types of breast sarcomas which can include phyllodes which can be either cancerous or noncancerous (benign) and angiosarcomas.

You would really need to contact your specialist nurse who should be able to give you clarification on your situation as they will have access to your medical details.

I hope you hear from them soon.

Kind regards,

Celene