radiology report

[pickle141]

I went for a mammo amd US for a lump in my right breast. I was surprised to find that the radioligist was concerned about the left breast. Here is what his report was so I am hoping someone can clarfiy it for me.
Left Breast:Susupicious hypoechoic mass at 12:00 position with mammogram and US features of malignancy.Faintly visible, poorly defined region of decreased echogenicity with irregular margins measuring 1.1 x 1.3 x 1.8 cm. palpable. Elsewhere in left breast are complex cysts at th 2-3 o'clock measuring 7mm and an 8 x 4 mm hypoechoic nodule at 8 o'clock position.
Right breast multiple cysts. A bilobed debris filled duct in noted deep to the areola.
I am scheduled for US guided core biopsy on the left next Monday.

[good4u]

here is a mammography and ultrasound report of my 42- year old mother.

Mammography of both sides.

Skin and subcutaneous tissues are normal
Nipple and areolar regions are normal
1) Both the breasts show fatty glandular appearance.
2) Small well defined opacity in lateral quadrant of right breast
3) Few other smaller ill defined opacities in superolateral quadrant, few showing microcalcification.
4) No obvious opacities in left breast
5) Benign calcification also noted in superolateral quadrant of right breast.
6) No evidence of vascular prominence.

Ultrasound Report
1) 4-5 small, hypoechoic ill defined lesions in right inferolateral quadran, few showing calcific specks -? Neoplastic. Largest measuring 12 X 8 mm
2) No obvious continuity noted between the lesions
3) Rest of the both breast parenchyma normal. No ductectasia
4) Small well defined hypoechoic lesion (10 X 7mm) noted in the farlateral region at approximately 9 O' clock position of right breast-? Node
5) Few subcentimeter bilateral axillary nodes with normal morphology

Birads-5

I understand birads-5 means more chances of malignancy. but i think that the radiologists made a mistake.

My mother's family has no history of cancer of any type. She is not a smoker or alcoholic.

I hope she is just having a Benign. How many chances is she having of malignancy.

The radiologist suggested F.N.A.C?

Please help me at the earliest.

[pickle141]

Thank you for your prompt response. You are right....the waiting is tough. The book looks interesting. I am trying not to freak myself out at this point because everything may just turn out fine. I have never been on a forum before.... likely because I have never felt the need to but it is great to read about people's experiences and comforting to know that most people feel anxious at this stage....waiting!  Thank you again.

[healingwell62]

Hi there,

It's so hard to be in a position of waiting to move forward to find out about "suspicious findings".  I wish one of us could tell you it's good news or bad news.  You are doing all the right things to get to the bottom of this.

Take this a day or hour at a time.  Deal only in the facts that you have right now, today.  And do everything that feels good to you.  Take very loving care of yourself right now -- the same thing you'd do for your best friend.  If you look on my profile page, at the beginning of my story, I talk about a book about waiting that was very helpful to me.  It has a little religious tone to it, but not over the top.  If that is something that appeals to you, I really recommend it.  It helped me immensely.

Best of luck to you.  Keep writing to us with questions, comments.  We'll try to help in anyway we can.

Warmly,

Chris
Healingwell62
Breast Cancer 1 & 2 Community Leader