BIRAD 0 Ultrasound and Recurrence

Hello All;

I am a BC survivor of 21 years and had a recent mammogram and ultrasound that came back as inconclusive for the breast that contained prior cancer. Diagnosed in 1996 (age 29) with micro invasive poorly differentiated adenocarcinoma; 0/17 nodes. All I remember is that I was told by the histology was “good". I had lumpectomy with wide excision and radiation therapy and have been cancer free for 21 years.

Fast forward to February 2018, I went in in for my annual diagnostic mammogram to be performed on 3D mammography. The radiologist told me that that an area near the prior cancer site and surgical scar appeared to show greater distortion compared to the prior year's 2D mammogram and suggested that it was like scar tissue and showed up due to better imaging on the 3D mammogram. He suggested a follow up ultrasound to be performed two weeks later. I had the ultrasound and it confirmed what was seen on mammogram to a 2nd lesion that was not seen on mammogram. The ultrasound report contains terms like no vascular flow in either lesion, posterior acoustic enhancement, one lesion was described to have an irregular margin and one was described to have an angular margin. I recognize good and bad terms in this report. I also recognize that when there is a true suspicion of cancer, the radiologist will typically give a BIRADS rating of 4 or 5.

I am scheduled for a breast MRI on March 12, and dependent upon results, ultrasound guided biopsy

Does anyone have similar story that turned out not to be cancer?

Nervous indeed!