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A 45-year-old female asked:
Breast mri of non mass is 4.7cm6.1cm ap3.9cm big. have small breasts does this mean chest wall invasion ?would mri show that ? if cancer
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Dr. Michael Gaboranswered
Diagnostic Radiology 35 years experience
It doesn't mean: there is chest wall invasion(MRI would show it), and it doesn't mean you have cancer. Depending on other MR features, and assuming no mammogram, ultrasound, or palpable abnormalities, non mass enhancement is most likely to be benign. It may need biopsy, however, due to the small chance of malignancy.
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