I had a mamogram and they called me back in for additional pictures. The say I have an area that needs to be biopsied. They said it could be fatty. what is the chances of cancer
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4/ 8/09 4:51pm
Hi - About 85% of breast biopsies do NOT show cancer, so you have about a 15% chance of your biopsy indicating cancer. Good luck to you - hope it turns out well. PJH
4/ 9/09 9:15am
No matter what they tell you, be sure you go and get the WRITTEN radiological write-up from your mammogram. Don't settle for the letter that comes back finally saying, return in one year. When I did finally see my radiologist's report for 18 months prior, I saw that indeed he DID see a mass and by the time I saw the report it was too late - I had breast cancer. I slipped through the cracks of the medical system. And yes, the vast majority of "call backs" are benign. Good luck!
4/ 9/09 6:00pm
update they called to tell me my biopsie is on the 27th and that the area is small and spiculated....what is spiculated and why is that a greater concern>?
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