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Architectural distortion......can this just be a benign condition.

I am 68 and have regular yearly mammograms. This year I was called back for a diagnostics mamogram and ultrasound on my right breast due to architectural distortion.  This was completed and the doctor told me the only way to rule out cancer is to have a biopsy.  My mother never had breast cancer but her mother and sister did.  I am quite frightened but am having the non invasive biopsy next week. Can this be condition by caused by something else besides cancer. Thank you.
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Without your actual images and/or report, I cannot address your specific situation but I can give an overview of the general sequence of events. If a screening mammogram shows a questionable abnormality, the patient is recalled for a diagnostic mammogram. Workup of focal asymmetry and/or architectural distortion includes spot compression views. If the abnormality presses out, this is suggestive of normal superimposed fibroglandular breast tissue. If the abnormality does not press out, this is suspicious and biopsy is recommended. You should follow your doctor's recommendations. Good luck!
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