Radiologist Diagnosed Me

radiologist diagnosed me as well. I went in for ultrasound of lump found during pregnancy he thought looked suspicious took biopsy on the spot called a few days with dx of TNBC.

He also referred me to breast surgeon that cared for his wife during her breast cancer. So grateful for the speed and support of his care

Strictly speaking, I don't think that imaging results really define diagnosis. That is just an educated opinion by the radiologist. I believe that biopsy results start the diagnosis process. There are other tests which complete the diagnosis.

Good God Tomboy! What is wrong with people!?

Radiologist do not guess. Breast radiologists are highly skilled at knowing what they're looking at.Biopsy is the confirmation.

I'm married to a radiologist , though not a breast man but rather an Interventional Radiologist,so I'm a little biased.

Mine did. She came in checked my breast and told me it looked like cancer and felt like cancer. And biopsy confirmed it

I also had a situation where a radiologist told me she thought it was cancer, and I told her I thought it wasn't.  I was right in that situation.  I was surprised that she stated her conviction so firmly (and so inappropriately). 

Only a biopsy can give a DX. Drs may highly 'suspect' some type of BC but that is not fact often.

My radiologist told me she was almost 99% positive my results would be cancerous....even gave me her phone number for the weekend if I needed her support until the results came back. Obviously, in my case, she was correct.

Back in 2007, I was called in for a second mammo and ultrasound. I had microcalcifications, so tiny. The radiologist said to me, if you were my sister, or my mother, I would tell you to get this biopsied. That radiologist saved me, because when the doctor read the report, (I do not see this doctor anymore), she told me that everything was fine. I told her that I had made an appointment with the surgeon already for a biopsy, and she was very flippant. The radiologist was right. It was cancer, a very aggressive cancer. I had a lumpectomy, chemo and radiation.

Now, since November, I have been called back for another mammo, an ultra sound, and finally an MRI. The MRI was suppose to just be of the left breast where there was a pea size lump, but the mri does both breasts. The additional mammo and ultrasound was for asymmetric breast something of the right breast. The radiologist said the left breast was fine, but now they want me in for another ultrasound of the right breast. They have viewed the original ultrasound (done at a different facility) and want a better look at not only the original spot, but another area as well. The original ultrasound report states to follow up in six months.

I will trust what the radiologist says, and I do fear another diagnosis, but if the radiologist thinks I need a biopsy, that is what I will do.

All I can say is Radiologist are amazing there eyes are very precise.

Nothing beats a biopsy. Get a second read on pathology.

Surgeons wow. What can you say.

I fell in 2009 developed a fatty necrosis developed. I had a Ultrasound and mammography four months prior.

Negative .

Fine needle aspiration in a breast surgeons office was neg. Still needed surgery to remove the necrosis . Came out of surgery , woke up by the way you have cancer.

I have had recurrence x 2 since. Birads 5 and 6.

Thank goodness for the Radiologist and their diagnostic tools that kept a watchful eye on my breast.

Always get a second opinion . And use your hands

One day I had spontaneous bleeding from my left nipple. I saw my PCP, who said it might be Paget's disease of the breast. (It wasn't, I fired him for that and many other misdiagnoses...) He was an idiot.

The next day I saw a Breast Surgeon, who assured me it was probably a benign papilloma, but that she would like me to have some other tests just to be sure.

I lucked out and got the most awesome Radiologist in the world. She was a total pit bull when it came to finding any cancer in my body. She didn't like what she saw, and in the end, I went through seven diagnostic procedures with her. Even during my ultrasound, she grabbed the wand from the technician and started using it, because she knew exactly where she wanted to look.

The entire time, she was totally committed to providing me with her best efforts. I had several diagnostic mammograms, two ultrasounds, a ductogram, and two US-guided core needle biopsies. Her instincts were stunning.

She found two tumors: one was a millimeter and a half, and the other was HALF a millimeter. This is like a grain of rice and half a grain of rice.

She called me on the phone and was so compassionate, sorry that it wasn't better news, but reassuring me that it was so early, I had lots of options. She stayed on the phone with me for about half an hour, making sure I had no other questions.

She was also very concerned about my right side. With dense, fibrocystic breasts, she couldn't get a good reading on that side, and said that if I even considered a UMX, I would need an MRI. She had also consulted with a colleague to make sure. Even though she was on her vacation, she came into the hospital to dictate my report so I would have it as soon as possible.

So yes, the Radiologist gave me the news by phone, and I was so glad she was the one who did it.

Ladies,

I will have an excision biopsy on Feb 27 on the opposite breast than the original cancer. Radiologist found a very tight cluster of microcalcifications. I am freaked because everyone jumped into action so fast. When I left the rads office and arrived at my office the breast cancer navigator nurse, oncologist, and surgeon had all already called. That's like 30 minutes for the news to spread.

I will be bravely beautiful in front of family and friends but between us on the site, I am shaking.

My Radiologist identified that I had breast cancer, but was immediately set up with a breast surgeon to undergo surgery and final pathology.