Lymph node seen on mammogram

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holly123
holly123 Member Posts: 19
edited June 2014 in High Risk for Breast Cancer

I had dx of LCIS 5 years ago, clear mamo's except for this past Monday where it showed a large lymph node along side a calcification that I have never had before.  I don't see my BS till Tuesday and the wait is driving me crazy.  The only thing the tech said was they would probably see me in 6 months for a repeat mamo to see if the area had changed.  Any thoughts?

Thanks

Peggy

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  • lekker
    lekker Member Posts: 594
    edited February 2013

    Lymph nodes can be enlarged for many benign reasons (infection is just one) and size is only one attribute that would be considered when deciding whether or not to suggest a biopsy. Other factors that would be weighed are shape, orientation to the surrounding fat, borders, absence or presence of a fatty hylum, blood flow on color Doppler ultrasound, etc. Maybe an ultrasound would give you a non-invasive way to get more information.

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  • Zeeba
    Zeeba Member Posts: 145
    edited February 2013

    I had a creepy, enlarged lymph node a few months ago that came up on a breast MRI--I had an ultrasound and fine needle biopsy--very easy, and it came out B9--they told me that sometimes, lymph nodes just act like that for no reason. Best wishes to you.

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