Radial scar

Case contributed by Arlene Mou , 3 Mar 2017
Diagnosis almost certain
Changed by Henry Knipe, 9 Mar 2017

Updates to Case Attributes

Title was changed:
Radial Scarscar
Diagnostic Certainty was set to .
Gender was set to Female.
Presentation was changed:
5250 year old routine screening mammogram.
Age changed from 52 to 50.
Body was changed:

The patient proceeded to core biopsy, which was non-diagnostic and then onto excisional biopsy:

Core biopsy: Benign breast parenchyma, no evidence of atypia, in situ or invasive malignancy.

Excision biopsy right breast: Radial scar and features consistent with previous biopsy.

  • -Core biopsy: Benign breast parenchyma, no evidence of atypia, in situ or invasive malignancy.
  • -
  • -Excision biopsy right breast: Radial scar and features consistent with previous biopsy.
  • +<p>The patient proceeded to core biopsy, which was non-diagnostic and then onto excisional biopsy:</p><p>Core biopsy: Benign breast parenchyma, no evidence of atypia, in situ or invasive malignancy.</p><p>Excision biopsy right breast: Radial scar and features consistent with previous biopsy.</p>
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Updates to Study Attributes

Findings was changed:

Unifocal 10 mm hypoechoic, irregular mass with posterior shadowing in the 10 o'c'clock, 3 cm FN position of the right breast. This finding corresponds in size and location with the mammographic region of interest. Normal appearing right axillary lymph nodes.

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