Waiting for the biopsy result and fear of the worst

prayingHard

self exam showed lump

so went for diagnostic mammogram and ultrasound: it reads: BI RADS 4 , subcateogry 4C

Mammogram findings: The breast parenchyma is heterogeneously dense, which may lower the sensitivity of mammography. Partial circumscribed rounded mass n the superior aspect right breast,middle depth, just medial to the nipple line. No associated suspicious calcification or obvious distortion.

What does it mean?

Also, i lost a friend to sarcoma, whose cancer started from breast. Would my biopsy reveal what cancer i have and what stage?

PurpleCat

I don't know how to interpret your report, but am so sorry this is happening to you. Waiting for the news is the hardest part of the whole experience, truly it is. But if it's bad news, you CAN get through it to the other side and do whatever you have to do. Hang in there!

Aviva92

I also don't now how to interpret this, but it sounds like that description is pretty lacking for why it's 4C.

LynnVB

Did you contact your doctor for interpretation? I never hesitate to go right to the source; it really does help to alleviate worry and thinking the worst. Best wishes to you

prayingHard

all i m told by doctor is that it is higly suspicious of malignancy

They want to wait for biopsy results before talking more

I am just trying to nterpret other words i typed above in hope for some good news

LynnVB

Waiting is so hard, we have all been there. Try to occupy yourself with something you enjoy. Shopping, movie, exercise etc. If it is nothing than you have wasted precious hours of your life. If it does indicate something, you will be mentally exhausted all ready when you need to gather your thoughts going forward.

Keep us informed

Aviva92

you could try posting it in this thread below for djmammo to interpret. I suspect he will say it's lacking some information though. I think that "rounded" is generally not cancer. I think the summary is missing a lot of other key descriptive words though that would justify 4C which is 50%-95% chance of malignancy rather than just a general 4 or 4A.

https://community.breastcancer.org/forum/83/topics/858196?page=70#idx_2089

prayingHard

ok thanks so muc

prayingHard

good poin

Aviva92

no suspicious associated calcifications also seems good since calcifications around a mass is a sign of cancer I think. that report is lacking.

stokerfan

A few years ago something was found on my left breast. A biopsy was done. It turned out to just be calcification. No cancer. Be positive. Waiting can be scary. When do you hear back?

prayingHard

thank you

prayingHard

thank you all, i m so glad i found this gr. Getting good strengt

prayingHard

Hello all,

My results of biopsy said it is not cancer. What a relief!

Instead it is complex Fibroadenoma. Next steps to be decided.

I am told told ask for second opinion on biopsy taken as for a dear one 2nd pathology report confirmed cancer while first one on the same biopsy was said no cancer.

Any thoughts

Thanks for being there for me

Aviva92

oh, nice! that's awesome news! your report just didn't sound like cancer to me. still not sure why they categorized it as 4c, but great that it's just a fibroadenoma.

why did your friend get a 2nd pathology report on the same biopsy? I'd likely just trust that if the pathology report said it's a benign Fibroadenoma, that's what it is.

MelissaDallas

Personally, if my results were not believed to be discordant with the imaging I wouldn't worry about it.

Aviva92

right, if the pathologist or the radiologist had doubts about these results not matching the image, they would say it was discordant benign and ask you to either repeat the biopsy or get it removed with an excisional biopsy. I needed an excisional biopsy to prove that it was really benign. If nobody said it was discordant, just trust the results are benign and likely go back for imaging in 6 months to make sure nothing has changed.

prayingHard

My friend got another on as that is what she was asked by a relative. This was in India and could be that technologies are different,,,,not sure

prayingHard

thanks all again