my doctor found calcium deposits in my breasts . she still wants to do a biopsy. does this mean anything bad?
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Calcium deposits can occur in the breast as a result of swelling, injury, aging blood vessels, a duct plugged with milk years before, or cancer.  Taking calcium pills does not cause them.\n\nThere are two types of calcification:\nMicrocalcifications - These calcium deposits appear as very fine white specks on a mammogram.  A radiologist carefully studies the shape and size of the calcium deposits to determine if they require further study.  Most often, microcalcifications have nothing to do with cancer.  However, in about 30% of cases they can be related to an early breast cancer. \n\nCoarse calcifications - On mammogram, these calcium deposits appear as single white dots that are larger in appearance than microcalcifications.  They are usually benign (not cancer).
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Sounds like you should probably not worry about the boobs so much as you should worry about finding a good neurologist. (that's a brain doctor- more or less) Good luck in your ventures brainless wonder!
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possibly have an infection now with the stone , check with your dr again
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I had a total thyroidectomy and the parathyroids came out too (they were stuck to all the scar tissue on my thyroid from all my RAI treatments)  So..my body is totally dependent on calcium and vitamin D supplements.  I take 50 mcg Calcitriol (vit D) and 2000mg OsCal daily.  My levels are monitored every 3 mos but since having a baby, my body has changed quite a bit.  I've had 3 hypercalcemic crisis' since that time, all landing me in the ER and a nice 2 day hospital visit (10 days after birth of my daughter) with calcium levels of 16 each time (normal being 9) between having a baby, losing a lot of weight quickly (IBS) and being dehyrdated when ill I've had my share!  I'm seeing a really good endocrinologist who is supposedly the calcium expert and has run extensive testing on me.  If you live in the NY metro area, email me at mooseny35@yahoo.com and I will gladly provide you with his info.
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Calm down, sweetie.  Your mom is probably concerned b/c of your irregular periods and abdominal pain.  This could mean cysts or endometriosis. Which is treatable.  It is good to go to the gyno b/c they can answer questions and help you with your problem.  A gynocologist is a professional-that person is not there to hurt you!!  She is there to help you and answer ques.  She will talk to you, give you a breast exam (and show you how to give y/self a breast exam), she will lubricate her fingers and feel of your ovaries to make sure there are no cysts.  She will put a speculum into your vagina( it is metal and sorta cold).  This will take samples of your bacteria to make sure that there is nothing to worry about.  Your mother does not have to be in there and the gyno will be the only that can view your genitals.  Which they see everyday.  This will allow you to overcome some of your anxiety so that when you get older you will not be so overwhelmed.  Your mother may want to know if you are sexually active and the doc cannot say anything to your mother.  Talk with your mother and ask her the reason why she wants you to go.  And tell her that you will go only if she is not in the room (or whatever you prefer).  Try to ease her worries by telling her that you are not being sexually active.  good luck.
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So why did 1st MD think Breast cancer. Lump in breast? If so what test were done to confirm non-malignant
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Hm.... These tests are very accurate. You should try and repeat it.\n\nNevertheless, you need to visit a doctor because your hormones are out of balance. The presence of nipple discharge may point to other causes that have to be ruled out, like a prolactinoma for example.\n\nDo not be alarmed by this, but do visit a doctor.
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Relax:  No lamp jokes--I know a typo when I see one.  I myself was once in the position of finding a lump on my neck, and in my case it turned out to be cancerous.  Now, before you panic, keep in mind that this was five years ago, and you're reading words I typed; meaning that I'm still around to type them!   Lumps found on the body usually make one's mind scream, "cancer!"  That's why I threw this out.\n\nNOW, back to reality.  Since there's no way any of us on Yahoo can diagnose a lump we can't even see (and even if we were there to see it, most of us--myself included--aren't licensed to practice medicine), your next step should be to talk to your doctor.  You say that "they" found a lump, so I'm assuming that you mean your doctor... but if I'm wrong, he/she should be involved immediately.  I'm not saying to panic--I'm saying that time's important.  If the lump is painless, here's what's likely to happen next:\n\n1) Perhaps a chest X-Ray to check for signs of lymphoma, or perhaps even a full-body CAT scan.  I know it makes it sound devestating, but it's really only part of diagnosis; they need to know exactly what's wrong before they can correctly advise you on treatment options (or lack thereof if it all turns out to be harmless).\n2) A biopsy of the area.  Usually they do what's known as a "fine needle" biopsy, which is done under light sedation (you won't feel a thing) using a needle slightly larger than what they'd use to draw blood.  Their aim is to take a small sample of tissue to examine under a microscope to check the cells for anything abnormal.  The only pain you're liable to feel comes from the needle used to deliver the anasthetic, and it's very brief.\n\nI'd list more steps, but they'd all depend on the results from the steps above.  If you've been fighting an infection, you may just have a swollen lymph node which will return to normal after the infection's over with--no muss, no fuss.  If it is cancerous, it's not necessarily the "Big C" everyone makes it out to be:  If it turns out to be Hodgkin's Disease Lymphoma, you've got a form of cancer that's 90% curable, and even treatable--with intent to cure--if you relapse.  I know of what I speak.  \n\nPlease understand that I wish you the best of luck, and sincerely hope everything turns out alright for you.  Either way, if you find yourself needing to talk to someone who's "been there," or simply want to vent frustration while waiting for test results, please feel free to contact me via my profile; I'd be honored if I can help you in any way.
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Most times, a mammogram is totally inappropriate for a 20 year old.  A 20 year old has very dense breasts, so they look white on film.  Most signs of breast cancer, such as a mass or calcifications, appear white on film.  You can't see through the white breast to see the white pathology.  Usually, doctors will let you cycle through your menstrual cycle.  Many breasts, especially young breasts, will get lumpy and bumpy as you get closer to your period.  After you have completed a cycle,and the lump remains,  the doctor may then order an ultrasound.  If you have a lump you can feel, ultrasound is an excellent way to evaluate the breast.  Remember, that only 3% of breast cancers occur in women younger than FORTY!  I have not been able to get statistics for rates of breast cancer in women younger than 40, but I am sure it is even much lower.\nAs for getting your mammogram without a doctors order:  In the US, after the age of 35, you can get a mammogram without a doctor's order, yearly.  I do believe this is a federal law, and I have never seen an insurance company deny payment for it, so they may be required, by law, to accept it.  But, it is the ONLY radiologic imaging that you can get done without a prescription.  It is kind of like the pharmacy....you can't go get yourself some Vicodin.  This is because, as lay people, we do not always know the risks and benefits of certain procedures/drugs.\n\nIt occured to me to add this, as you might not have considered it.  Mammograms use ionizing radiation.  Whenever we use radiation, we have to look at the risks vs. the benefits.  When a woman is older, the benefit of finding a breast cancer far outweighs the risk of the mammogram.  In a younger woman (who coincidently needs MORE radiation to penetrate their dense breasts), the risk of the radiation far outweighs the benefits.  If we are virtually certain that an exam requiring radiation will not help diagnose the problem, then we should not be exposing that person to the potential danger.
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A small percent of the cancer are not detected by mammogram or ultrasound.  Since your doctor can feel it, it needs to be biopsied.  It can be cancer but it can also be other benign things such as a fibroadenoma or cyst.\n\nGood luck
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Jeeze... OK, people... please realize that bones are connected to mammary glands, though the connection is not a direct one...  \n\nBones are made of mineralized proteins. That is, they have a loose structure made of proteins, which are like fibers (think of the protein as like rebar in concrete) around the protein (rebar) are placed minerals (cement) such as Calcium and Phosphate ions. When breast feeding, a woman needs calcium to be available to make milk, but obviously her body doesn't want to liberate all of her bones' calcium. Two hormones regulate calcium levels in the blood, Calcitonin and Parathormone. Parathormone (parathyroid hormone) increases blood levels of Ca, whereas calcitonin decreases blood levels of Ca. These hormones either stimulate bone cells to free Ca into the blood, or put it back into bone, respectively. When nursing, the mother is, of course, using some of her Ca reserves. It's important to note, though, that much of this is replaced by diet, and that there are hormonal checks in place to make sure Calcium depletion doesn't happen. So, no, a healthy woman with a good diet can nurse all she wants. Calcium supplements are not a bad idea, though.\n\nAlso, for God's sake, we don't produce Calcium! It's a mineral, and we have to get it from our diet.
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I pray that your mother's results will be ok, and that she does well. The reason I am writing is because you reminded me of the time I was waiting on my Mother's biopsy, she has breast cancer. My advice for you is to expect the worse, although we are surely not aiming for it, this way whichever way the result goes you will not be affected. Also try not to have any expectations before you understand the full picture.\nI hope all goes well. My prayers and thoughts are with you.
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It is a finding on xray, that is very dense, as dense as bone, but is not a bone.  It is evidence of an old infection that has been sequestered to a lymph node.  Fungal infections, tuberculosis, parasites and some environmental elements can be taken out to the lymph nodes, where the body has a particular reaction, called a granulomatous reaction, ie forms a granuloma, and takes care of the infection.  Frequently, the granuloma gets calcified before the body can clear up the debris, and it will be with you always.  I have had one in my left armpit for the last 40 years.  They always comment on it in mammograms, but it is stable and is just an incidental finding.  Almost never are calcified granulomas evidence of any current disease process.  Rest easy, all is okay.  If that is the worst finding in your health workup, go celebrate.
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Contrary to popular belief you should worry about a growth or lump if it does not hurt more than you should if it does not. This is so because if the lump does hurt chances are high that you may have hurt your self. Sometimes a person develops lumps during their period.\n\nSigns that suggest a lump is more likely to be cancerous:\nThe lump is firm and hard \nThe lump is not discrete; it is not easily distinguishable \nThe lump is fixed in the breast; it does not move \nThere is only one lump \nThere is not an identical lump in the opposite breast \nThe skin of breast is dimpled \nThe lump is accompanied by bloody nipple discharge\n\nSigns that suggest a lump is less likely to be cancerous:\nThe lump is soft \nThe lump is discrete; it is easily distinguishable \nThe lump moves in the breast \nThere are multiple breast lumps \nThere is an identical lump in the opposite breast \nThe lump disappears after the menstrual cycle \n\n\nAs women we should check our breasts monthly preferably a week after our pereods.\nA self examination is easy and essential.\nheres how you go about doing it.\nLie down with a pillow or folded towel under the right shoulder and place the right arm behind the head. Check the entire breast and armpit area using the pads of the first three middle fingers on the left hand to feel for lumps, changes, or irregularities in the right breast. Apply 3 pressures-light, medium, and deep-in dime-sized circles to feel the entire thickness of the breast." A firm ridge in the lower curve of each breast is normal. The exam should then be repeated on the left breast, using the finger pads of the right hand (the pillow or folded towel should also be moved under the left shoulder at this time).\nIt is important to thoroughly examine the entire area of the breast every month: \nOutside: armpit to collar bone, and below the breast \nMiddle: the breast itself \nInside: the nipple area \n\ncancerous tumors are more likely to be found in some parts of the breast than in others. Approximately half of all breast cancers occur in the upper, outer region of the breast toward the armpit. \n\nApproximate percentage of breast cancers found in each area:\n41% in the upper, outer quadrant \n14% in the upper, inner quadrant \n5% in the lower, inner quadrant \n34% in the area behind the nipple \n6% in the lower, outer quadrant \n\nI suggest you visit your gp asap. If its nothing to worry  about, you be in a better state of mind, if there is the earlier you treat it the better.\n\nI hope that yoursare just a lump and that you will be fine\nGood Luck
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I am a Certified Breast Care Consultant.  It could be an infection of his lobules, which needs a doctor, or it could be a sign of breast cancer... Breast cancer does occure in men although you don't hear much about it.  Other signs of a possible IBC (Inflammitory Breast Cancer) are retracting of the nipple, change in color of the areola (around the nipple) warm sensation, itching or burning, and many others.  This kind of cancer is not detectible by the usual breast exams. It requires a needle punch biopsy, they would insert a needle and remove a core of a few layers. Much like getting a piercing.  Because it is not a lump, it grows outward in 'sheets'.  If you get it checked out, bring up IBC because it is the fastest growing type of breast cancer, but has not been extensively studied.  Some doctors arent well educated of the type.  Best wishes.
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I am an alternative medicinal therapist and an ex nurse and i can tell you that you DO have stones. Pain in the back is a common sign and so is blood in the urine. Stop worrying you don't have cancer. They can either dissolve them by sound waves or by tablets and they may remove them by an op(but they don't like to do this unless is becomes life threatening) You will get terrible pain if they try to leave the kidneys, so be prepared.If this happens get to the E R.\n\nGloria(BSYA)\ngloriashealth@btinternet.com
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please make an appointment to see your gynecologist. You are old enough now that you should be seeing one.\n\nI am not sure if you have cancer, but breasts feel VERY sore and sort of bumpy when they are developing. And darling, you are very young, and this could just be the pains and uneven-ness of your breasts growing.\n\nhowever, going to see your gynecologist is the first step in learning more about breast cancer. She can help you determine if your lump is just growing pains, or something to deal with, like cancer, a cyst or anything else. She can also show you how to do a self breast exam so you can look for lumps yourself and she can talk to you about how to identify them as lumps or normal tissue. PLEASE make an appointment and go see your gynecologist.