scar tissue in a mammogram

[mommarocks]

Five months ago, I had a benign fatty tumor removed on my chest, above my armpit. In a routine mammogram this week, they said they noticed a "change" in my mamm. from last year's, and want to take more pictures. The "change" they noted is in the same area as the scar from the surgery 5 months ago. Is it likely just scar tissue, or need I worry that it is more?

[huknows]

mommarocks

Good advice to investigate- however - this happened to me. My lumpectomy scar - caused a false positive- resulting in unnecessary surgery. There was nothing there.   A scar can have adhesions - etc.  When you say "mammogram" was this a film mammo?

My surgeon should have told me [and yours too]  that once a scar is created- detection underneath it could be difficult.

I would ask dr. for other diagnostic options [i.e. ultrasound MRI etc]  If my dr. had done that - surgery could have been avoided-

Hugs...

[CCF-RN,MSN-rf]

Dear Mommarocks:  Without reviewing the mammogram, it is impossible for us to speculate on what this might be.  In general, a change on the mammogram requires further evaluation to determine if it is a benign change or a change that requires even further evaluation, such as a biopsy.  The additional views (pictures) will hopefully shed some light on this for you.