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A 43-year-old female asked:
Can the radiologist tell breast cancer from a fibroadenoma during a ultrasound, or do you need a biopsy?
3 doctor answers • 13 doctors weighed in
Dr. Addagada Raoanswered
General Surgery 57 years experience
Will have some idea: Correct diagnosis is possible only by pathological examination ( need biopsy , and pathologist makes it ).
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Dr. Robert Uyedaanswered
General Surgery 46 years experience
Usually yes,: He can distinguish fibroadenoma from cancer, but not always. Biopsy is the only way to know for sure. Ask your doctor what he recommends, after he reviews the study with you.
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Dr. Michael Gaboranswered
Diagnostic Radiology 34 years experience
There are certain: imaging features that can used to be reasonably certain that a nodule is a fibroadenoma, and assign it to the BIRADS 3(probably benign, less than 3% chance of malignancy) short interval follow up category, or sometimes BIRADS 2(benign, less than 1% chance, no follow up), but ultimately "fibroadenoma" is a histopathologic diagnosis based on a biopsy. Usually they can be managed without biopsy.
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Last updated Oct 7, 2019
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