Waiting for a biopsy

klapham

Hello! I am a brand new member and trying to gather as much information as possible. I picked up my ultrasound results today and have been trying to figure them out with the help of Google. I have an irregular hypoechoic mass and several punctate microcalifications. My Bi Rads is 4, suspicious. Shouldn't there be an a, b, or c along with it? Thank you for your help.

Ingerp

Do you have a biopsy scheduled? You won’t really know what’s going on until after that.

TwinkleCat

FWIW -- mine was just 4, without specifying A.B.C.

Stherye

Mine was 4a, the final result was a papilloma with very small atypia

Mamateacher

mine is also 4, no a b or c. I had the biopsy and am waiting for the results on Monday or tuesday.

I know 4 is concerning but I also know that a 3 doesn’t trigger a need for a biopsy. And 5 means they really feel it’s probably malignant. So a 4 means they don’t know but need more info. It also seems tied to insurance justification to cover the biopsy

moth

Not all centers/radiologists use the a,b,c - I think that's pretty new. My reports don't have it.

Fingers crossed for you. BI-RADS 4 is still 75-80% chance of being benign.

klapham

I do have a biopsy scheduled for this Wednesday. The radiologist told me at my ultrasound that it could be benign but she was leaning towards it being cancer. The waiting, not knowing, and trying to figure out my odds are driving me insane.