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Answers to common questions
by those referred for a
mammogram or an ultrasound
for breast lumps/lumpy breast
What Ultrasound and Mammograms May Show
Mammograms may show the lump in question and provide
some clues as to its nature. A metal marker is taped to the
skin of the breast over the lump to assist this evaluation and
special mammogram views are taken of the area in question.
More importantly,
however, the mammogram
allows assessment of
tissue elsewhere in both
breasts for possible
abnormalities which are
non-palpable. Breast
ultrasound is frequently
more informative than mammography in breast lump
evaluation. If ultrasound shows a simple cyst, no further
diagnosis or treatment is usually necessary, unless the
lump is tender or painful.
Some complex cysts and solid lumps have overlapping
ultrasound features and require further investigation by
removal of tissue for laboratory analysis. Removal of fluid is
called an aspiration and removal of tissue a biopsy. If the
affected area is well-demonstrated using ultrasound or
mammography these images can be used to allow a
radiologist to precisely guide a needle into the lump
removing either fluid, or cores of tissue for microscopic
analysis. Alternately, the entire lump can be removed in a
surgical operation.
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