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Re: Breast Abnormality

From: anonymous@obgyn.net
Thu, 5 Jun 2003 13:40:36 -0400 (EDT)

Dear S- By now you must have seen the surgeon. If the mass is only seen clearly and consistently on the mammogram, you may be offered stereotactic needle biopsy or wire-localised surgical excision (removal) of the mass. See the imaginis.com website for more information on this and BIRADS. Hannah Brooks, MD, FACS

> I am 42 and my routine mammogram revealed a non-palpable lesion and was
> followed up by an ultrasound. The report is " a lobulatd isoechoic
> lesion seen at 2:30 in the right breast." I was scheduled for a core
> biopsy but the radiologist had difficulty finding the lesion for the
> first ultrasound so I decided to see a surgeon for a second opinion.
> The BIRAD is 0. Can anyone make sense out of this for me? What should I
> ask the surgeon next week?
>

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