Mammography and Sonomammography Result
Left the office during merienda time to pick-up the result of my mammography and sonomammography at Makati Medical Center (MMC).The assessment/ recommendation is "Suspicious cluster of amorphous calcifications, left. Tissue correlation suggested. Needle-wire localization under mammographic guidance may be done.
"Distinct hypoechoic mass with suggestively benign sonographic features, left. Clinical correlation and short-term follow-up by sonography after 6 months suggested to monitor stability. Septated (left) and simple (bilateral) cysts.
"BIRADS CATEGORY - 4A"
Following it is the explanation of the BIRADS Category.
Category 0 -- Needs additional imaging evaluation
Category 1 -- Negative
Category 2 -- Benign finding
Category 3 -- Probably benign finding: short interval follow-up suggested
Category 4 -- Suspicious abnormality: biopsy should be considered
4A -- Low suspicion for malignancy
4B -- Intermediate suspicion of malignancy
4C -- Findings of moderate concern, but not classic
Category 5 -- Highly suggestive of malignancy: appropriate actions should be taken
Category 6 -- Confirmed malignant by biopsy prior to definitive therapies
Now, does that mean I should undergo biopsy? What is worrying is the result of the biopsy... :(
posted by ~GFA~ @ 9/24/2010 04:56:00 PM
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