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by tbsage, Nov 05, 2007 06:01PM
I hope this isn't a stupid question. I have a biopsy scheduled this Friday. I have a small Microcalcification cluster in my left breast. I have breast cancer on my moms side of the family.
My question is: Will they be able to determine if a micro is malignant no matter what size or as they grow, can they turn into a malignancy?
My question is: Will they be able to determine if a micro is malignant no matter what size or as they grow, can they turn into a malignancy?
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by Fernando Roque, MD, Nov 06, 2007 04:09AM
, Nov 06, 2007 04:09AMTo: tbsage
The most common patterns seen in mammography are masses and calcifications. Microcalcifications may be suggestive of cancer, but doctors need to verify that suspicion by doing a biopsy of the area in question. Only then can a definite diagnosis of cancer be made. Whether a microcalcification is malignant or not does not depend on any absolute size of the calcification.
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