In the setting of negative mammogram and breast pain alone, additional evaluation with ultrasound is likely low yield and may be unnecessary. However, with additional symptoms such as palpable concern or nipple discharge, ultrasound is likely an important adjunct modality for identifying mammographically...
She was referred for further tests and after a triple assessment — mammogram, ultrasound and biopsy — in April 2022 she received the devastating news she had stage 3 Triple Negative Breast Cancer and treatment would need to begin straight away. “I didn’t ha...
The doctor wasn’t sure: she said she wanted another mammogram. I left confused, relieved … but still hurting. Then I lucked out: my regular internist was puzzled, but thought it might be “soft tissue.” That made me go to a physical therapist. The physical therapist pulled out the ...
Sometimes a breast ultrasound is ordered in addition to a mammogram. An ultrasound can demonstrate fluid-filled cysts that are not cancerous. Ultrasounds may also be recommended for routine screening tests in some women at a higher risk of developing breast cancer. During a breast ultrasound a s...
Mammogram Screening Mammograms are detailed X-ray pictures of the breasts and can reveal tumors too tiny to be felt by hand. There is disagreement as to when a woman should start getting mammograms: Some doctors say age 40; others say not until age 50. The American Cancer Society recommends...
Cyclic breast painis dull, heavy pain in the upper outer parts of breasts and sometimes, armpits or arms on one or both side; it starts after ovulation and resolves with the onset of menstruation[3,4]. Mastitisis a breast inflammation, usually caused by an infection during breastfeeding. Sy...
It began several months ago with recurrent pain under my left armpit and in the side of my left breast. I had a breast exam and a mammogram but nothing untoward was found. I was told that breast pain was not uncommon and not to worry. I still get this quite regularly though and it ...
Her preoperative ultrasound and mammogram were not consistent with tumor or cyst. The suspicion was that this mass represents a retained foreign body from prior port-a-cath removal. Her CRPS began in 1994 after a left thumb sprain (L-3) but is now present in all four extremities but worst...
After several months of displaying anomalies within their breasts (i.e., lump, swelling, pain, nipple discharge), participants had to negotiate with their PCPs to finally get a mammogram, ultrasound, and biopsy. 70% of participants described radiation as excruciating pain. Pain management varied ...