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Breast Abnormalities and Other Symptoms General questions about breast health and possible symptoms. |
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| 6/1/2012 | Im 58 years old and recently had a mammogram (it had been 4 yrs since my last). My mammogram report reads"At the 12 o'clock mark in the R breast, there is a well circumscribed hypodense nodule, most suggestive of an intramammary node. IMP: No mammographic evidence of malignancy.Recommend yearlyfollow up study. BI-RADS CATEGORY 2: BENIGN FINDING I don't like this hypodense nodule thing. Shd I get an ultrasound? | ||
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| 6/1/2012 | don't know without seeing you and seeing the mammogram. it is not uncommon however to have nodes like this show up on mammography. it was read out as not looking suspicious. what you may want to do is request a second look by another breast imaging radiologist for peace of mind. | ||
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