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Can A Breast Cyst Turn Cancerous?
Question: Can a simple breast cyst turn into a complex one? Can a breast cancer hide behind a cyst and be undetectable?
Brief Answer:
Yes a cancer can hide behind tge cyst.
Detailed Answer:
Hello.
Thank you for the query.
Yes a simple cyst can become complex one. That is a very common thing. Most cysts are simple at the beginning. And after some time turn into a complex.
And yes there is a little chance that a cancer can be obscured by a cyst. This happens very rarely but it is posdible. Especially when you are BRCA 1 or 2 patient or have had breast cancer in the family. In such case, cysts puncture and breasts MRI should be considered.
Hope this helps.
Regards
Yes a cancer can hide behind tge cyst.
Detailed Answer:
Hello.
Thank you for the query.
Yes a simple cyst can become complex one. That is a very common thing. Most cysts are simple at the beginning. And after some time turn into a complex.
And yes there is a little chance that a cancer can be obscured by a cyst. This happens very rarely but it is posdible. Especially when you are BRCA 1 or 2 patient or have had breast cancer in the family. In such case, cysts puncture and breasts MRI should be considered.
Hope this helps.
Regards
Above answer was peer-reviewed by :
Dr. Chakravarthy Mazumdar
I have had 3 seperate ultrasounds and mammograms in the last 5 years, all have resulted in simple cyst diagnosis? Is it likely to change even after all those tests?
Brief Answer:
The chance is very low.
Detailed Answer:
Well, the chance is very very low. Mammography has about 70 percent of cancer detection accuracy. If there is no genetic risk of breast cancer, you may continue with ultrasounds and mammographies.
The chance is very low.
Detailed Answer:
Well, the chance is very very low. Mammography has about 70 percent of cancer detection accuracy. If there is no genetic risk of breast cancer, you may continue with ultrasounds and mammographies.
Above answer was peer-reviewed by :
Dr. Chakravarthy Mazumdar
The chance is low that the cyst has changed or that I have cancer?
Brief Answer:
The chance for the cancer is very low.
Detailed Answer:
The chance for the cancer is very low.
The chance for the cancer is very low.
Detailed Answer:
The chance for the cancer is very low.
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Above answer was peer-reviewed by :
Dr. Chakravarthy Mazumdar
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