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Has anyone had MRI suspicious for malignancy but negative Mammo + US?
Breast Cancer | Last Active: Dec 22, 2023 | Replies (53)Comment receiving replies
6 month MRI f/u
Hi! I am 46 with history of hysterectomy. I’m not on any hormone treatments. I have not been diagnosed with breast cancer, but I have had 2 left breast biopsies, both which came back Fibroadenoma. I go back at the end of December for my 6 month MRI f/u. The first MRI had allll the characteristics of cancer….washout, irregular borders, etc…. BIRADS 4. My lymph nodes were “fluffy” on the left side as well, but they weren’t biopsied because they looked “fine” on the ultrasound. Has anyone went back for 6 month f/u MRI, only to find out you do have breast cancer?? I have a lot of aches in my left arm and breast area that has been going off and on since April 2023. My heart has been checked, so it’s not that. Also, has been progressively getting worse in the last 6 months. Has anyone else have this happen? Thank you so much!
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Thank you for sharing your story. It is so hard to make sense of differing opinions and test results. I wanted to share with you my experience last week during a conversation with my surgeon, following my mammo+US, in the lead-up to a MRI-guided biopsy. I commented that the axillary lymph nodes on US were fine. He explained, however, that you can still have cellular metastasis in lymph nodes that will simply not show up on ultrasound. My surgeon and the radiologist automatically recommended MRI-guided biopsy for a BIRADS-4 on my annual MRI, which is always done with and without contrast. I'm so glad you are about the get your MRI follow-up. Do let us know how that turns out. Praying for the best outcome.
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Welcome, @ldrutter. I moved your question to this existing discussion so you can connect with others like @gardenfairy @auntieoakley @pinkdaisy @kstar077 and more:
- Has anyone had MRI suspicious for malignancy but negative Mammo + US? https://connect.mayoclinic.org/discussion/has-anyone-had-mri-suspicious-for-malignancy-but-negative-mammo-us/
I just want to make sure I got your story right. You have not been diagnosed with breast cancer. While the first MRI seemed to indicate that there were suspicious areas that had characteristics of possible cancer. Now, 6 months later you will be going for a follow-up MRI. Understandably, you're concerned that the results might show potential cancer and you wonder if you've got lost time. Did I get that right?
When is your MRI?