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Radiologist or gyn question: during a digital mammogram, can a radiologist see seborrheic keratosis on the breasts? i have 3 large and 3 small. will she know what they are or mark them as suspicious?

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Dr. Eric Chevlen answered

Specializes in Internal Medicine - Oncology

No.: Ordinarily, seborrheic keratoses are not visualized on mammography, digital or otherwise. A dermatologist can tell you about them, sometimes with just a glance.

Answered 2/11/2017

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Possibly: Some mammography facilities will mark skin lesions with a metallic "bb" marker so that on the mammogram the radiologist will know that the area(s) marked correspond to skin lesions.

Answered 5/22/2014

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Dr. Paul Velt answered

Specializes in Diagnostic Radiology

Should be told : The technologist doing the study should be alerted to these findings and marked. Otherwise they may appear as focal skin thickening and suspicious

Answered 11/2/2018

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Dr. Michael Gabor answered

Specializes in Diagnostic Radiology

Maybe: These may be seen on a mammogram, and possibly simulate an abnormality. You should point them out to the mammo technologist, they might want to place small skin markers on them in order to identify them on the mammogram.

Answered 6/15/2014

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