HISTORY: Screening mammogram, history of left breast cancer post MRM.
COMPARISON: US and MMG of the breast was performed on 2 March, 2021.
MAMMOGRAPHIC FINDINGS:
The composition of the right breast is extremely densities.
No mass, suspicious calcification or architectural distortion are observed.
The visualized axillary lymph nodes look unremarkable, bilaterally.
US FINDINGS:
No longer seen simple cyst at R2.
Newly seen well-defined hypoechoic lesion at R5, size 0.5 cm.
No mass at surgical bed of the left chest wall.
No bilateral axillary or bilateral supraclavicular lymphadenopathy.
====== [Conclusion] ======
- No mass at surgical bed of the left chest wall.
- No longer seen simple cyst at R2.
- Newly seen well-defined hypoechoic lesion at R5, size 0.5 cm could be fibroadenoma or complicated.
FINAL ASSESSMENT: BI-RADS 3
RECOMMENDATION: Follow-up US.
**False negative rate of mammography is approximately 10-15%. Management of a palpable abnormality must be based on clinical consideration.**
