Suspicious Results

[latin40]

I'm 40, I had my mammogram a few weeks ago and they called me and told me I needed to go back to get more images and a sonogram. Well the results are in and I'm schedule for a biopsy because the findings were: Persistent 4cm x 5cm ill-defined density retroaerolar of my right breast. The radiologist Impressionas are BI-RADS:Suspicious Abnormality with a Subdivision: 4B.  Is cancer probable with these findings and a bi-rad 4 ?. What is the % that it's cancer? I just want to be prepared for the biopsy findings.

[latin40]

I was schedule for a core needle biopsy but when they finish they had cut a little bit and remove a bigger piece of the mass. Is this normal? I'm still waiting for the results of the biopsy, they should be ready today. They didn't tell me why they did that.

[Cleveland Clinic]

Dear latin40, A BIRADS  4 rating of an ultrasound or mammogram describes a suspicious looking abnormality that is not characteristic but has a reasonable probability of malignancy, and a biopsy should be considered.  In other words, based on the testing done they cannot rule out that something is cancer.  So to be on the safe side a biopsy of the suspicious area is recommended.