Has anyone ever told you what kind of calcifications you had?

laurakay

I've been reading about 'casting type' calcifications, and it's scaring me.  I've never been told I had any particular type of calcification, except 'microcalcifications' in clusters.  Does anyone know anything about this?  Sorry to go away and then come back with new fears, and thank you for indulging me.  My doctors are going to have me committed to an insane asylum if I keep calling THEM...  

Scrabblelady

  I had gotten a paper copy of my mammogram report and it said that I had pleomorphic microcalcifications.  So I googled that term and found this website:

  http://www.radiologyassistant.nl/en/4793bfde0ed53 

  It provided me with some understanding of the terms.

amyob

My path report shows comedo and cribriform.  It is listed under Histologic type in the Synoptic Report.

proudtospin

my report says comedo

arby

Hi first time around in 07 my report said comedo type also.  my her2 was uncertain bbbbbut when I had a recurrence AFTER the standard care for DCIS : a lumpectomy followed by 33 rounds of RAD, this time the test was positive for Her 2.  seems a different test was used by 09, and the results were more accurate.  Comedo indicates fast growing or replicating cells, not?   it seems to be a guessing game.  I can only conclude that my margins were not adequate from the07 surgery.  Cancer came back and was very present in the micro clustered calcifications even in the scar tissue.  bummer.  but I made it thru another surgery and chemo and herceptin.  Stay tuned to your doctor.  I have learned to just accept what is because "it is what it is"  and I can't do anything to change the current diagnosis.  I turned to the Psalms more and have a peace that has replaced the anxiety about my health.  I'm moving forward. Hope this was helpful.  Worrying adds stress and that is a bad set up for anyone's health.  arby