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Does ductal hyperplasia indicates cancer?

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Dr. Sivanath

Medically reviewed by

Dr. Nithila. A

Published At June 28, 2019
Reviewed AtJune 28, 2019

Patient's Query

Hello doctor,

I am a 41-year-old female with 5' 2' in height 190 lbs weight. I have a question about my breast mammogram and biopsy report. No medications and allergies. My report says there is a usual minimal type of ductal hyperplasia. Could it be cancer?

Answered by Dr. sivanath

Hello,

Welcome to icliniq.com.

I have gone through the reports you have provided and the limited clinical history in your case. As I gather from it, let me summarise the case that I understood. Do your age and date of reports has been crop, it appears to me that you undergo an annual mammogram and before two years in a memo from the shelter of defending with high BI-RADS, and you have undergone a biopsy for the same which candidate for any malignancy. There are no additional details about your family history regarding any breast or ovarian cancers. Hence I am taking it as negative.

If my understanding of the case is correct, I will agree with your doctor's plan if there is a positive family history, then you make it I am right breast about the clarity of annual mammogram. If you have any family history of any tumors in the family, I suggest you, please update me so that we can calculate your lifetime risk.

Patient's Query

Thank you doctor,

I am 41 years old. My mother and two sisters had breast cancer over the age of 50. I do not understand the response. I am not under any medication. I have high cholesterol.

Answered by Dr. sivanath

Hello,

Welcome back to icliniq.com.

You have a second-degree relation with breast cancer. Though they are both above 50 and that goes against the strong recommendation of BRCA (breast cancer) testing. But in my practice, I will suggest doing BRCA testing. If positive, then I will recommend follow up with MRI breast else continue annual mammogram.

Same symptoms don't mean you have the same problem. Consult a doctor now!

Dr. sivanath
Dr. sivanath

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