NANCY

HAS ANYONE HAD A ULTRASOUND GUIDED BIOPSY TO BE TOLD THAT THEY WANTED TO DO A STEREOTACTIC BIOPSY IN ONE WEEK?  I HAD A ULTRASOUND GUIDED BIOPSY LAST FRIDAY, AND THEN THE DR INSERTED A WIRE AND HAD ME GO FOR MAMMOGRAM EXRAY.  HE THEN CAME IN AND SAID HE FELT I NEEDED A STEREOTACTIC BIOPSY TO BE DONE IN ONE WEEK THIS FRIDAY.  THANKS FOR THE INPUT . NANCY

[bhumi123]

Hi,
You must obviously be in a state of confusion regarding the approach but what you need to understand is that you could have calcifications which your doctor might be targetting for a biopsy and which he could not obtain via USG as calcium deposits are not picked up on USG. X-ray-guided or sterotactic breast biopsy is an excellent way to evaluate calcium deposits or tiny masses that are not visible on ultrasound.
I think you should go ahead with the procedure and ask your doctor when can you have the results and what possible differential diagnosis is he suspecting.

[sonu78]

Hi,
Kindly do undergo the procedure as suggested by your medical officer. Ultrasound of the breasts in combination with mammography is routinely used as a screening tool to screen breast abnormalities. the procedure mentioned by your doctor is better tool for targeting the lesion to be biopsied for the histo-pathological diagnosis. Hence do certainly undergo the investigation.