Concerned about how my biopsy went today.
Hi everyone. I'm new here. I'm 44 years old and this is my first run in with any abnormalities with my breasts. However, I am a malignant melanoma survivor. Melanoma is one of the few cancers that can metastasize to the breast.
I've had a palpable mass in my right breast for about six weeks. I wanted to give it a chance to go away on its own. A week and a half ago, that breast started to hurt in the area of the mass. Went last week for diagnostic mammogram and ultrasound. Two things were found on mammo and US. both were rated BI-RAD4. He didn't designate a, b, or c. One was a lobulated mass with indistinct and angular margins measuring 1.2cm X 1.2cm X 1.3cm. The other was an irregular nodule with angular margin measuring .06cm X .07cm X 1.1. Both items were hypoechoic and listed in report with a differential diagnosis of carcinoma and appears suspicious of malignancy.
I had my US guided core biopsy today. US tech could not find the nodule, she did find the larger mass. They looked for some time and then gave up and just took 8 samples from the one they could find easily.
I'm a little freaked out on not having the other suspicious thing not biopsied. Granted if the one comes back malignant there is the chance it may get all removed, but it still scares me that it wasn't biopsied especially with my melanoma history.
Anyone else ever have something similar happen?
Thanks for your time and good luck to you all!
Kelly
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I had a sterotatic that could not reach so they did MRI guided biopsy today and they could only place a marker because it was to close to the chest wall. So two types could not biopsy. So it's just marked and no biopsy. I have an open surgical biopsy in May. I'm not sure if they will try for that too or just the original I was already scheduled for. You should see if they want to try another type of biopsy and talk about screening if the will just watch. Im. LittlE nervous too.
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Hi. Haven't been on here for awhile, but have made a return visit to check in. I see your dilemma. I would have wanted the other biopsied as well, but coming from the "other" side of it, it's possible that, with your history and current tests, maybe the felt like it wasn't necessary? They could have seen something on the US to make them decide not to do it? That would be my guess, but...................this is not something to trifle with. And yes, if one comes back positive, it may all be taken care of together. Please let me know how your biopsy turns out. I had biopsy, uni mastectomy, and then on to chemo, with Taxotere, carboplatin and Herceptin. I am past that now, and am on Tamoxifen for 3.5 more years. If there is ANY question you may have, please come back and ask. These ladies on here got me through ALOT and I would like to feel like I can help someone as well. You can also PM if that would make you feel better. I know the waiting can be nerve racking. I was petrified, but let's look at it this way....you're on your way to finding the answer to your question, and we can just take it from there. I know it's SO easy for someone else to say that, so you have every right to feel like slugging me, but remember, I've been there, and I'll be there for you, too.
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Hey Kelly I recently had an ultrasound guided Biopsy, it was also BIRADS 4 with no a b or c distinction. It came back benign, normal Breast tissue. The report said "9mm nodule, indistinct margins..suspicious abnormaily" I first had a failed attempt at a core biopsy, by the Breast surgeon as the radiologist was out sick. Radiologist came back and did a fine needle biopsy as he said needle allows more control (I have silicone implants and they were worried about busting them with needle
I was very stressed out on second attempt but radiologist reassured me if he couldn't do a ultrasound guided biopsy we'd move on to an MRI guided biopsy. My nodule was initially picked up on MRI and overlooked when Breast surgeon did a casual ultrasound, radiologist tech found it on ultrasound right away.. With the MRI as a reference. I would inquire about an MRI guided biopsy, or it may be that the radioloogst is waiting on first biopsy result because he may request that the mass is surgically removed regardless of result. Sometimes they just want lumps out even if they're benign. We are here for you to talk while you go through this very difficult waiting period and keep thinking good thoughts, the statistics are very much in your favor.
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Kelly-
We want to welcome you to our community here at BCO. We're sorry for the worry that brings you here, but we're so glad you've joined us, and hope you find the support and advice you're looking for!
If your first biopsy comes back malignant, like you said, they'll likely remove both masses (either through a lumpectomy or mastectomy). If the results come back benign, and you still have concerns about the other mass, you have the option of discussing a second biopsy with your doctor, either an MRI guided biopsy, or even a surgical biopsy. Both will give the doctor a greater chance of finding the mass and getting a sample for pathology.
Please keep us posted on your biopsy results, we're thinking of you and hoping for benign results!
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Thanks for the support everyone. I have my results meeting tomorrow afternoon.
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sending good energy to you Kaleidoscopekb!
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Hi im new here, and i just recently had a mamogram, bcuz about 9 months ago while showering i niticed a hard golf size lump in my breast so then i touched the other and behold there was another one as well. They are moth abOUT THE SAME size.
My GP sent me to get a mamo, N they had me do an ultrasound bcuz i have very very dense breas . In the ultrasound they seen my palpable masses, Nd they said they were not cyst. I got super scared bcuz they said theu were solid. They dont hurt or anything, N to what i have read, breast cancer dont hurt. They put me under the category BI RADS 4. They said they were oval palpable masses with acoustic shadowing with well defined margins.
So today I went in and got a core biopsy and have to wait till Monday for my results. Has anyone been DX with bilateral breast cancer? I am super scared and wish this was all a bad dream. Now I'm left hating myself for not coming sooner for a mamo, as I am 47 and this being my first time ever getting a major, due to not being insured. Please advice
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there's some encouraging things there SweetAngel, forts it's a BIRADS 4 I believe statically they are benign most of the time, about 1 in 5 chance of cancer I think... I just had a benign BIRADS 4, but I have read about others with BIRADS 4 on here whom rexeived bad news. What leapt out at me was oval, and well defined margins, they're usually good things to read in a radiology report. There are women who have had bilateral Breast cancer on this board. A lot of the time women find a problem in one Breast, the radiologist dismisses, then radiologist wants to zero in on something in the other Breast they never even knew was there... Both my mom and I had biopsies when we had our first mammorgrams, when they have nothing to compare to for changes they have to be very cautious. The weekend wait is so hard, I feel sorry for you but I will be sending good energy to you and praying for good news for you.
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Thanka so much for your incouraging words, they did say oval mass and well define margins. But I'm so afraid bcuz of the shadowing. They are like a golf size balls and palpable. Now I'm sitting here thinking of how this can turn out to be and I'm petrified. I will get my results tomorrow, n praying for the best. I'm glad I found this wonderful place were we can come and talk about our worries, I just don't feel like telling my family yet. Just husband and daughter knw. Ugh here is for good news.
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