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Breast cyst aspiration had no fluid and core biopsy performed. is it a cyst or a solud mass? more apt for cancer?
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Breast mass: The scan along with the biopsy results will confirm or rule out . Wish u well.
Answered 3/15/2017
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U/s usually: Distinguishes solid from fluid filled cyst. A core biopsy isclearly solid, but path discerns benign v. Malignant.
Answered 7/3/2013
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It sounds like: it was a solid mass. Yes, more apt for cancer, but there is probably at least an 80% of it being benign.
Answered 7/19/2014
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