BI-RADS 0 with mass

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jess-ca
jess-ca Member Posts: 6
edited October 2020 in Not Diagnosed But Worried

Hi. I have a diagnostic mammogram and ultrasound scheduled for Monday, but I'm really freaking out in the meantime. I know what BI-RADS 0 means in theory... but in this particular case, what is most likely? They have previous mammos to compare to so it's not that. Would I get answers Monday most likely, or more wait and see? Biopsy likely or not?

The only new thing is the mass. Probably not a cyst since it's not round?

Here is the exact wording.

FINDINGS: The breasts are heterogeneously dense which may obscure small masses. As an 8mm mass in the left lower inner quadrant mid depth, with particularly on the CC view nodularity extending from this lesion towards the nipple. There are a few bilateral diffuse punctate microcalcifications. No dominant mass, suspicious morphology microcalcifications or other signs of malignancy are identified in right breast. There has been no significant interval change in the right breast.ASSESSMENT: MAMMOGRAM BI-RADS CATEGORY 0: INCOMPLETE-NEED ADDITIONAL IMAGING EVALUATION.1. Left lower inner quadrant mid depth 8 mm mass with nodularity extending towards the nipple.

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  • WC3
    WC3 Member Posts: 1,540
    edited November 2020

    Hi jess-ca:

    I could be interpreting it wrong but it sounds like the BIRADS 0 is for the right breast and they have not yet assigned a BIRADS score to the mass in the left breast as it requires more imaging.

  • MelissaDallas
    MelissaDallas Member Posts: 7,268
    edited October 2020

    No, the Birads 0 is for the identified mass in left breast to get more views of it. Lots of times further views on mammogram or the ultrasoun will clear things up and determine that whatever it is looks benign.

  • WC3
    WC3 Member Posts: 1,540
    edited October 2020

    MelissaDallas:

    You are correct. Thanks for the clarification.

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