BiRad 3 Right -Left side had Atypical Indraductal

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KellyB1972
KellyB1972 Member Posts: 2
edited August 2015 in Benign Breast Conditions

Hi Everyone,

This is my first post; however often come on for information. Thank you to all who manage these discussions.

I have had my third follow-up ultrasound come back with a Bi-Rad 3 for a lesion. Each time it grows. I'm concerned since I did have an excisional biospy on my left breast since if had Atypical Intraductual Hyperplasia and Flat Epithelial Atypia with microcalcifications. I have a great breast surgeon and waiting to hear from her; however should I ask toget it biospy? I have two new lesions as well this time around. Any insights would be great. Thanks!

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  • Moderators
    Moderators Member Posts: 25,912
    edited August 2015

    Hi Kelly! Sorry you had to join us... We don't have any advice for you right now, but wanted to say welcome! We hope you find the information and support you're seeking here in our boards, and we're sure others will be by shortly to say hi and offer advice.

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  • ballet12
    ballet12 Member Posts: 981
    edited August 2015

    Hi Kelly, about the repeat BIRADS 3, you do need to ask about what exactly they are seeing on the ultrasound. Does it seem suspicious or is it just cysts that are multiplying. A BIRADS 3 usually means that there is less than a 3 percent chance of malignancy, but sometimes, if there is a small amount of something that might be malignant, they watch to see if it "grows"/increases. Usually, that refers to microcalcifications, like what was probably seen on your mammos prior to the biopsies for the ADH/FEA. I don't believe that calcifications are that visible on ultrasounds, so I don't exactly know what they are watching. My bias is to watch and wait (I'm also waiting on a mammo birads3 in the area of the lumpectomy bed, but it is microcalcifications that they are watching), because any biopsy can cause scaring which can make future imaging more difficult. But there are both those who watch and wait (like me) and those who become uncomfortable with a birads3 and seek a biopsy. It really depends on what the radiologist is actually watching and your comfort level.

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