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Are new clusters of faint, amorphous microcalcifications bilaterally that are indeterminate most likely malignant? bi-rad 4. waiting to have biopsies
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Microcalcs: Just follow your doctor's advice and have the biopsies performed. Once you know what's there you can make an educated decision on how to handle this situation. Best of luck.
Answered 3/30/2015
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