Biopsy report
I had a 10mm mass only found by mri. It wasn't seen on ultrasound or mammogram. I had mri guided biopsy last wee. They called with results today. I was told it was benign fibrocystic changes and benign calcifications. Other than knowing it's not cancer, I don't really understand the finding. They recommend an mri in 6 months. Should I follow up with anyone or just wait and get the mri? I haven't met with anyone, just been told what tests to do and when.
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Sounds like good news to me. But I'm bumping this up in hopes someone smarter comes along.
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Great news it benign! I have had several biopsies in the past. An option is to get an opinion from a breast surgeon if hearing all is well from another party would help put you at ease. I visited a breast surgeon many times just to get her input on it and to have her look at the sonos/mri and to give me an exam. It helped me to hear her say she concurred and didn't think there was anything more to be done about it.
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Yes of course it’s good news. I’m just wondering if I should follow up with someone or just do the mri in 6 months, because I haven’t talked with anyone.
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If it was me, I'd just wait six months. But as beach2beach suggests, you can always ask for a second opinion if you feel worried.
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I don't feel worried. I don't feel anything. I don't know anything. That's why I came here. I never had a first opinion, just followed labs recommendations. So I just keep doing that. Thank you.
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Plantbased,
Without worrying too much, I'd watch for any changes in how that area feels or looks, and promptly report those, if any. Else, I'd just wait the 6 mo.
Best wishes.
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I’m not worried. Was just asking advice because I don’t know what exactly it was or why it was there. I haven’t talked to anyone so I have zero info. I just dowhat I’m told.
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If you don't feel that your medical questions or uncertainties have been addressed, consider contacting the dr who originally referred you to have the test done.
Best wishes of good health.
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I don't understand why yet another MRI for absolutely benign findings.
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Forget I asked. I don't why they said follow up in 6 months. I havent seen anyone. I havet had questions. I just thought someone here had similar experience they could share or knows what it was or why it was there but that's fine. Thanks anyway.
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plantbased in sorry you’re not feeling like your questions are being answered. I guess people aren’t exactly sure what it is you need clarification on?
It’s my understanding that microcalcifications that were suspicious enough to warrant a biopsy are something that doctors want to keep an eye on. If those calcifications were to change at all, it’s possible that that indicates a potential problem. So my guess is the doctors are being cautious and keeping an eye on you. Again, I’m no radiologist though.
Congrats on your benign results! That’s always a great thing.
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Yes I said that’s the a good thing. I’m not complaining. They didn’t do biopsy because of micro calcifications. They did biopsy because of mri that showed mass with rapid uptake and washout or something. The word micro wasn’t event used. They just said the mass consisted of benign fibrocystic changes and calcifications. That’s all. It’s fine. I’m guessing I don’t even need to follow u
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Plantbased,
I just had my biopsy on the 17th and it was benign. I went back to get my results and the surgeon told to me I would have a follow up MRI in 6 months. I am just going to call the surgeons office when it is closer to my follow up and see exactly who will order the MRI. I did ask him if I needed to see anyone else and he said no I was good. I later thought of questions I should have asked, I just called and spoke with him on the phone to clarify what I did not understand on the report. I am so glad your results were benign also. I hope this helps you!
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hank you
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I just got the actual report. It says:
Fibrocystic change with fibrosis.
Microcysts, apocrine matplasia, and
Fibrendenomatoid nodule.
-rare micro calcifications identified in breast tissue
-No malignancy found.
Results are concordant
Recommend mri follow up in 6 months
Yes that is wonderful news. I’m not ungrateful. I just don’t understand what it is that’s all. If you have knowledge on what those mean, that would be awesome.
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So if it were me that got this report, I’d give my dr a call or schedule a quick appointment to talk about what their thinking is on the follow up and why they think you need another mri. Sometimes, if you have dense or extremely dense breast tissue they like to do mri’s That’s what I have to do because they can’t see anything in my breasts very well. Fromvyour report it looks like you have a rare calcification pattern in your breast so it sounds no like they want to keep an eye on that. I’m sorry your drs haven’t been very clear with you
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I think everyone who is responding assumes I have seen my dr or a breast specialist. I have not. I tried to say that but it’s not coming across. I had a scheduled mammogram. Whoever reads them is the one who referred me for an ultrasound. I have a lump. Whoever reads the ultrasound recommended an mri. The mri showed what the mammogram and ultrasound did not because I have dense breast tissue. Because of the kinetics with washout phase lll whatever, they gave it birads 4b and recommendation was mri guided biopsy. Whoever read the mri is the one who made that recommendation, not my dr. That’s my report. I don’t see my dr, who btw is a nurse practitioner not a breast specialist, for a couple months because I’m dealing with other issues not related. I looked up a lot of this up myself
I just want to hear from someone who has been told they have fibroadenomatoid changes or anything related to fibroadenomatoid... not fibroadenoma. That’s not the same thing.
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Hi there. I think some of us are having trouble helping because we are dealing with breast cancer, and what you have is a benign condition. However, If you put "fibrendenomatoid" in the search field you will find some women you can PM for advice. From what I've read you should schedule an appointment with an experienced oncologist if you are at all concerned about waiting six months. It's really your choice how aggressive to be about getting medical advice, which we can't give you since we're not doctors.
You can also get the MRI report and read it closely yourself. Here are a list of relevant terms:
GOOD: Oval; parallel; circumscribed; anechoic; hyperechoic; isoechoic; posterior enhancement or good through-transmission; avascular; macrocalcifications include pop corn, large rod like, rim, milk-of-calcium.
BAD: Irregular; non-parallel (can also be written as "taller-than-wide"); not-circumscribed margins includes indistinct, angular, microlobulated, and spiculated; hypoechoic; posterior shadowing; architectural distortion; internal vascularity; microcalcifications including amorphous, coarse heterogeneous, branching, fine pleomorphic.Hope that helps somewhat.
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I just wanted to talk to someone. I didn't mean to offend anyone who has cancer. I did post in benign breast conditions. Also, that is my mri biopsyreport, in the comments. Like I said, just wanted someone to talk to. I thought that was allowed here. Thank you
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