is Amorphous worst than Clustered?

is Amorphous worst than Clustered?

[zouzi]

Hi,
Amorphous breast calcification should be classified as "suspicious" and a biopsy is usually recommended because they look disorganized,with no shape,thus making it as suspicious as clustered calcification and really neither of the two "Clustered or Amorphous calcification" is considered better or worse than the other since both mean that they are suspicious and need to be biopsied to find out their true nature.
A BIRADS category 4, is usually stated on the mammogram report by the radiologist in these cases.
Most biopsies for calcification return a benign  finding though.
Best wishes..and good luck. .

[japdip]

Amorphic has nothing really to do with "clustered" ... it merely describes the individual calcifications .... it is more or less the opposite of Pleomorphic. If the calcifications are "clustered" or in a group they can be either one of the terms above. One has no particular form and the other has one or more forms.  Once again I would like to caution you about digging too deeply into terms that mean very little to the average individual.    Regards ....

[zouzi]

Thank you Japdip for clarifying my comment to "helpworriedgal .I wasn't sure about the terms "Amorphous" and "Pleomorphic"(Describing only the calcifications forms or shape).These two terms,I can understand now, are used by radiologist when clustered or grouped calcifications are detected that could be either Amorphous or Pleomorphic,thus needing a biopsy.
Thanks again for your clear explanation :)