Findings in recent mamogram??

@dazlin Is this since breast surgery or radiation? My first mammogram following surgery and radiation was fine. The second one showed some activity and radiologist feels it may be fat necrosis from radiation. I am required now to have mammograms every 6 months. My PET scan also showed some activity and that is also every 6 months due to the neuroendocrine diagnosis from my second cancer lesion.

@trixie ...never had breast cancer. This is a new finding. I do wish you the best and complete healing.

@dazlin
Dense breast tissue is always a problem for radiologists... there sometimes are false positive results (hence radiological descriptions like "suspicious," etc.) For me, the follow-ups were additional 3-D views and an ultrasound for comparison, and then a core biopsy.

Hi @dazlin, I know this is scary. I had the same thing a year ago and also have dense breast. In my case it was a false positive and I didn't have breast cancer. Waiting was the hardest, especially as I sat in the waiting area for the second round of mammography. When do you go back for more tests?

@colleen Young , to be honest, I was hesitant about scheduling another appointment, but just today my care team at Mayo said they're going ahead with scheduling. So I'm waiting to hear further, and I'll also need approval from my insurance. Thank you for your reply...I feel very positive its nothing serious. Glad your ok!!

Dazlin, don't let fear stop you from taking care of yourself.

Don't borrow trouble by worrying...it could be nothing. Also, they can do magnification views for any question and beyond that can do a biopsy. Let us all know how you do...all the best.

I also have dense breast and just did magnification mammo and ultrasound. I'm waiting on my doctor to call with my biopsy appointment. I have calcifications and a architectural distortion in my right breast. Don't be afraid to seek additional treatment. Due to dense breast radiologist for the most part are guessing. I've had a scare before and it all turned out ok. So far nobody has explained why I'm having biopsy. I asked for my doctor to call me and her nurse called with no information. Architectural distortion is new to me. Does anyone know what it means? How does your doctor schedule biopsy appointments? It takes forever because the radiologist has to approve the doctors request for biopsy then schedule an appointment.

Mine were all done on the same day, both the first lesion noted and the second one, and it was the radiologists that performed the biopsies under ultrasound guidance.

Dazlin, Mayo is very thorough, so what might slip by elsewhere will not at Mayo. While not an asymmetry issue, I did have Mayo suggest a followup mammogram and then needle biopsy after reviewing the mammogram records that I brought with me. Turned out fine. In general 80%-85% of all biopsies do not find cancer. Odds are with you. Please go forward with your care.