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What Does My Mammography Test Report Indicate?
I was told I had a mass on a spot mammogram & was told by my sister who works in OR that a 3 D Mammography should have been done rather than spot mammogram & ultra sound. The radiology place did no do 3 D mammograms & radiology recommended Brest biopsy. Have had no hxistory or family history of greadt cancer. I don t drink or smoke Should I pay for 3 D mammography
Mon, 28 Aug 2017
Hello and welcome to HCM,
A mass in breast needs to be taken seriously.
Absence of breast cancer does not rule out possibility of breast cancer.
You need to get an aspiration cytology of the mass seen on mammography.
If there is any evidence of malignancy on aspiration cytology, a biopsy may be done for confirmation on histopathology and markers.
Thanks and take care
Dr Shailja Puri
A mass in breast needs to be taken seriously.
Absence of breast cancer does not rule out possibility of breast cancer.
You need to get an aspiration cytology of the mass seen on mammography.
If there is any evidence of malignancy on aspiration cytology, a biopsy may be done for confirmation on histopathology and markers.
Thanks and take care
Dr Shailja Puri
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