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Breast Cancer (Expert Forum)
Breast cyst with internal echoes??
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Breast cyst with internal echoes??
by Mozartleo, Oct 27, 2009 03:03PM
Hi, I just got done with my annual Mammogram, Ultrasound today.. Mammogram was normal, but when I followed up with the Ultrasound..she found on a cyst with internal echoes.. She said I have had these cysts for a long time.. and this tends to start to happen after a while? She seemed a tad bit concerned.. BUT this very same woman did my last two Ultrasounds, and not last years, but the one 6 mos. ( I use to have ultrasounds every 6 mos.), before that she said she had seen a cyst with internal echoes. I was okayed by the Radiologist, and my Breast Doctor, so I forgot about it, til now! Do you think I have anything to worry over? Thanks for any help!
Doctor's Answer
by Cleveland Clinic, Oct 28, 2009 11:21AM
, Oct 28, 2009 11:21AM
Dear Mozartleo: A cyst is a benign structure. Occasionally, within a cyst, solid structures may be identified. There can be some concern about what these solid components may represent. Whether or not to investigate further would be up to the radiologist and your doctor. If it has been stable for years, there may be less concern than if the solid components have grown or changed.
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