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Can a suspicious mass on ultrasound come back as 'benign breast tissue' on pathology? what could it have been then?
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Yes: That is why the biopsy was done. Speak to your doctor about appropriate follow up.
Answered 9/1/2013
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Couple points: The short answer is yes, it can. Could have looked suspicious but turned out to be nothing. This is not uncommon... Was likely what we call overlapping tissue. Having said that, sometimes things look so suspicious that when a biopsy comes back negative, we don't believe it and re-biopsy.
Answered 12/2/2014
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Need to check: Biopsies are done for various reasons. If it was done for suspicious calcifications, seen on mammography, the calcifications in question need to be present in the biopsy and gone from the breast on repeat mammogram. Sometimes, deeper cuts of the biopsy will show the calcifications. Many hospitals have a multidisciplinary committee to review these kinds of cases.
Answered 9/1/2013
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communication: Your breast radiologist and pathologist need to speak with each other and ensure there is correlation between the us and pathology findings.
Answered 10/26/2013
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