Linear Microcalcifications

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naymas
naymas Member Posts: 3
edited June 2021 in Not Diagnosed But Worried

Has anyone had a mammogram that had suspicious linear macrocalcifications and had the result be benign? My mom has a biopsy today and I am sick with worry.

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  • LivinLife
    LivinLife Member Posts: 1,332
    edited May 2021

    I"m not even sure anymore how my abnormal mammogram read.... I just want to send support to you and your mom! She will do all right with the biopsy - ice, ice, ice today at least. The waiting for results will be difficult.... no way around it.... do what you can to engage in relaxing and/or enjoyable things the next few to several days while waiting. You will still worry though it will still help to varying degrees. Please let us know when you hear of results....

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  • Jetcat
    Jetcat Member Posts: 64
    edited May 2021

    Hi Naymas— are the calcifications macro or micro? Macro are more likely benign and could just indicate secretory calcifications. Micro are more indicative of malignancy, although there’s still a chance they could be benign as well. I had fine linear calcifications that did end up being DCIS so I spent a lot of time reading about them. I think that usually anything found just from calcifications on mammogram are most likely DCIS or very early IDC as worst case scenario.

    Good luck to you and your mom


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  • naymas
    naymas Member Posts: 3
    edited May 2021

    Unfortunately they are micro.

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  • Jetcat
    Jetcat Member Posts: 64
    edited May 2021

    Yes, they wouldn’t normally biopsy the macro ones. Still, hang in there—still could be benign or very early and treatable. I just had some weird calcifications come back benign and a good friend had the same experience last month.

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  • Moderators
    Moderators Member Posts: 25,912
    edited May 2021

    Hi Nymas and welcome to Breastcancer.org,

    We're so sorry for the worries about your mom that bring you here, but we're really glad you've found us. As you can already see, our Community is an amazing source of advice, information, and support -- we're all here for you and your mom while we figure out what's going on.

    Please do as LivinLife suggests, and try to keep yourself and mom positive and busy while you wait for the biopsy results. We're all sending good thoughts your way. Please keep us posted once you find out!

    Also, here is a page on calcifications should you want to read up on it.

    --The Mods

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  • naymas
    naymas Member Posts: 3
    edited June 2021

    Hello,


    I know this rarely happens but coming back to say results were BENIGN!!!!!!!

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  • eviec1
    eviec1 Member Posts: 140
    edited June 2021

    Wonderful news!

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  • Jetcat
    Jetcat Member Posts: 64
    edited June 2021

    awesome!!!

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  • LivinLife
    LivinLife Member Posts: 1,332
    edited June 2021

    Fantastic naymas!!! Thanks for letting us know!

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