Mammography 4: Your Results

This is video 4 of a 6-part series on Mammograms. Join Dr. Denise Reddy in this video series as she goes over all the options when receiving mammogram outcomes.

Destry: We are continuing our 6-part series on mammograms. We have taken you through the process, responded to some of your concerns and now it’s time for outcomes. We are here at Scottsdale Medical Imaging along with Dr Denise Reddy and Pam Turgeon, a Nurse Navigator at SMIL.
We all wish to hear the all clear however what occurs when you get outcomes that state “wait a second, you have to return and do something more”? I understand this can be a potentially very frightening time for ladies.

Dr Reddy: That’s what we call a “recall”. What that suggests is there was a finding on your mammogram and we require to do some extra tests to find out if it is an issue or not. About 1 in 10 ladies are called back for more tests but something that looks suspicious on your screening mammogram does not indicate you have cancer.
A suspicious finding may be just thick breast tissue, a cyst, or even a tumor that isn’t cancer. In some cases, it’s just that your screening mammogram isn’t revealing us everything we wish to see and we desire extra views.
Callbacks are extremely essential. You’ve got to return; but if you get a call back take a deep breath. It’s not most likely to be cancer. The majority of time the additional testing reveals the suspicious location is harmless.
SMIL’s Same Day Responses program makes a huge difference due to the fact that we can look after callbacks the same day as your screening mammogram or schedule your call back at that time.

Destry: You get a Diagnostic Mammogram remedy? What exactly is that?

Dr Reddy: Your diagnostic mammogram is still an x-ray of your breasts, however it’s done for a various reason. More images are taken throughout a diagnostic mammogram so that any locations of issue can be carefully studied. A radiologist is on hand to encourage the technologist (the individual who operates the mammogram maker) of any special views we need.

Destry: Do you add extra tests like an Ultrasound?

Dr Reddy: Yes, in many cases we’ll also use ultrasound to look more closely at any locations of issue found on a mammogram. Ultrasound can be a terrific problem-solving tool utilizes acoustic waves to create a computer system image of the tissues inside your breasts. For this test, you will rest on a table while your SMIL ultrasound service technician applies some gel and positions a “transducer”– a little instrument that appears like a microphone– on your skin.
The test does not hurt at all, and does not expose you to radiation. The gel that the professional puts in between the skin and the transducer feels a little cold and wet however that has to do with it.
Ultrasound can often “see” if a breast mass that looks suspicious on a mammogram is really strong like a growth or filled with fluid like a cyst. Ultrasound can also be handy for some ladies with dense breast tissue because it provides an extra method of “seeing” through very dense tissue.

Destry: What’s a biopsy?

Dr Reddy: If you require a breast biopsy, it doesn’t indicate you have cancer. The majority of biopsy results show the suspicious location is not cancer, but a biopsy is the only way to find out.

The only difference is the type of imaging equipment the radiologist utilizes to direct the needle into the location that requires to be biopsied. The type you have depends on things like how suspicious the tumor looks, how big it is, where it is in the breast, how lots of tumors there are, other medical issues you may have.

It will take a few days, for you to find out the outcomes. In Some Cases a SMIL Breast Nurse Navigator will likewise go over the results with you.

4 out of 5 biopsies are negative for cancer. If your outcomes reveal no signs of cancer make certain to ask the medical professional whether you require any extra follow-up, and when you must have your next screening mammogram.

If the biopsy reveals there are irregular or cancer calls present, your physician might refer you to a breast cosmetic surgeon or other breast expert. At this moment some females choose to deal with SMIL’s Breast Nurse Navigator program …

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