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breast calcifications found
I just had my annual mammogram and my doctor called with the results. Much to my surprise, he said that I hut ave an increased number of breast calcifications. He informed me that they were found on my mammogram last year but now their numbers have increased. He didn't tell me that I had them on my last mammogram! Should I be concerned?
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Radiologists are able to identify typically benign breast calcification depending on their form and pattern.If no suspicion is detected a biopsy is not required to prevent unnecessary procedures.Calcifications are quite normal in breast tissue and they are not harmful. Only the ones that grow in a cluster are suspicious because they sometimes cluster around a mass.
Calcification can be cause by many benign conditions such as calcification in a dilated milk duct,cysts,fibroadenomas, infection(mastitis)or just skin calcification
There is score assigned on your mammogram report called BI-RADS. (Breast Imaging Reporting and Data System).
This system is used by radiologist to categorize how suspicious the calcifications are.The scores go from 0 to 5.The higher the score the more suspicious are the findings .
Depending on your score, you and your doctor will know if the calcification in your breasts are nothing to worry about, or if they have to be monitored every 3 to 6 months, or biopsied if the score is 4 or higher.
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