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Is Having Bilateral Fibroadenosis A Cause For Concern?
/i took mammogram and ultra sound screening for my brests. the result is bilateral fibroadenosis. porminent lymph nodes in both axillas. the fobroglandular tissue shows increased density with hetrogeneous apperance. other things are normal. my question can i ruled out cancer? what type of treatment i require ? please help me i m 44 yrs female
Wed, 20 Jul 2016
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This is what's called fibrocystic breast syndrome and it doesn't put you at a greater risk for breast cancer. There is no specific treatment for it but it can make a manual breast exam a bit difficult for finding a new mass so you need to have follow up mammograms about every three years.
This is what's called fibrocystic breast syndrome and it doesn't put you at a greater risk for breast cancer. There is no specific treatment for it but it can make a manual breast exam a bit difficult for finding a new mass so you need to have follow up mammograms about every three years.
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