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Re: Breast Questions
From: Kelly Shanahan, MD (anonymous@obgyn.net)
Fri, 30 Jun 2000 14:58:23 -0500 (CDT)

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At Fri, 30 Jun 2000, R.B. wrote: >
>I got my yearly mammogram and it was ok. I had a chance to take a look
>at the report and wonder what these terms mean:
>
>The architectural pattern is nodular (is that what it should be or is
>that common?)

IT means your breasts are dense and lumpy-bumpy >
>No significant change has occurred in the asymmetric density in the
>inner half of the left breast (Does that mean the size of one breast is
>bigger than another or what does that mean)? Thanks.

On a previous mammogram, an area in the inner half of the left breast was denser than in other parts of hte breasts -- because it has not changed since the last mammogram was done, it is not of any concern

-- M. Kelly Shanahan, MD, FACOG S. LAke Tahoe, CA
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