Yes for surgery: Today most lesions of the breast that are significant and defined on mammography and not on palpation. A small malignant lesion appears as a stellate lesion. The premalignant lesions are defined by the presence of microcalcium, that is very fine spots that are clustered and not scattered. If a cluster of 6-10 microcalciums are noted biopsy is indicated to rule out in-situ cancer.
Answered 4/24/2014
4.2k views
Breast biopsy: Usually image guided needle biopsy is performed first, to avoid unnecessary surgery and, if the biopsy turns out positive, to enable optimum presurgical planning and discussion of treatment options. Microcalcifications per se are not malignant or premalignant: 80% turn out to be benign on biopsy. I'm not sure what is meant by "non homogeneous structure", it is not standard breast US terminology
Answered 12/19/2016
857 views
A doctor has provided 1 answer
A doctor has provided 1 answer
A doctor has provided 1 answer
90,000 U.S. doctors in 147 specialties are here to answer your questions or offer you advice, prescriptions, and more.
Ask your question