Re: BREASTHEALTH: Chest Wall or breast mass
From: mjak (anonymous@obgyn.net)
Sat May 17 20:35:32 2008
Thanks Dr. von Almen. You confirmed my suspicion that fibroadenomas
are not found on the chest wall. I will hope the MRI shows this to be a
fibroadenoma deep in the breast and not somekind of chest wall mass.
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mjak
t Sat, 17 May 2008, William F. von Almen, II, MD, FACOG wrote:
>
>Mjak
>
>A fibroadenoma arises from the breast tissue, not the chest wall. The
>MRI is being done to pinpoint the exact position of the mass and should
>be able to tell if it is from wall or breast tissue...Dr. von Almen
>
>At Fri, 16 May 2008, mjak wrote:
>>
>>I went for my first Mammogram recently. I am 41 years old. I was
>>called back several times for ultra sounds. I have been informed I have
>>a solid mass very deep (about 11 cm deep) in the breast. I am now being
>>sent for an MRI. I have been told it is believed to be benign. The
>>information I have recieved is that they are unsure if this is actually
>>on the chest wall or in the breast. The actually mass is sizable I am
>>told and could be a fibroadanoma. Do these occur on the chest wall? Is
>>an MRI a good tool for evaluating this?
>>
>>Thanks you
>>mjak
>
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