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I have regular mammograms and know that sometimes they find breast calcifications in some people. Is that what your mum has?If so is this any help? I got it from the breast cancer care site. :
Breast calcifications are common, usually harmless spots of calcium salts that develop naturally as the breast ages and changes.
They can also be seen with other benign breast conditions such as fibroadenomas and cysts.
Sometimes they occur as a reaction to inflammation and foreign bodies such as implants or stitches.
Occasionally, however, they can be a sign of breast cancer.
Diagnosis
Calcifications are normally found first on a mammogram where they show up as white spots.
The radiologist looks at the shape, size and pattern of the calcifications to help make a diagnosis.
As well as a mammogram, a biopsy will also be taken to aid diagnosis.
Because the calcifications are so small a stereotactic biopsy is taken, which involves a computer and scanner to pinpoint the precise area.
You can find our more about breast investigations from the link below.
Treatment
Occasionally the calcification is removed by surgery, using a technique known as wire localisation.
The radiologist uses a mammogram or ultrasound scan as a guide to insert a fine wire into the breast.
The wire is carefully secured and left in place until surgery, which is usually the same day.
Most of these investigations are done as an outpatient at a breast clinic or x-ray department. Some procedures may be done in the day surgery unit.
Once calcifications have been confirmed as harmless, nothing more needs to be done.
Sometimes your specialist may follow up with a repeat mammogram after 12 months.
If you are told that the calcifications are a sign of breast cancer you can find out more from the link below.
What this means
Even if you have been diagnosed with calcifications that don't need any follow-up, it is important to continue to be breast aware, and go back to your GP if you notice any changes.
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