radial scars

[cfarrar]

i have a question. My wife has a radial scar.  Is there any info on percentage of women who have this removed, what percentage actually had cancer and broken down by age groups.  She is only 29.

thanks
chris


This discussion is related to Radial scar.

[Alisonc]

Hi

I had radial diagnosed at my first post 50 mammography and was recommended excision as this is the protocol followed by my local health authority.  I read lots of literature to find that the scientific studies on this are few and not conclusive.  It is not cancerous, it may or may not hide a cancer and I was not keen to have the operation.  I resisted and asked to be followed up with monthly mammograms instead.  They could not do this they said as no process.  I argued for different treatment options.  None were forthcoming.

The scar showed on the initial mammogram, on the mammogram at the recal but not on ultrasound.  At my first hospital appointment with the breast surgeon the scar showed.  Eventually giving up the battle and agreeing to surgery three weeks later I was taken in, given the premed, wheeled to mammography to locate the scar and mark it with a wire so the surgeon knew where to cut - low and behold the scar had disappeared.  they took 3 sets of mammograms and compared them to all the previous ones - no scar.

So I would say do not operate.

they followed me up for 6 months with montly mammograms - no scar.  But more scary no one investigating why it disappeared.   Trick of the light?  

[japdip]

Radial scar is a benign finding but because of it's appearance which is similar to a finding of breast cancer ( a stellate appearance) these areas are usually removed surgically. They are NOT pre-cancerous and they do NOT increase a woman's risk of developing breast cancer in the future.   Regards ....