Welcome to EmpowHER. Breast calcifications are calcium deposits within breast tissue. They appear as white spots or flecks on a mammogram and are usually so small that you can't feel them.
Breast calcifications can be seen on mammograms performed in most women and are especially prevalent after menopause. Although breast calcifications are usually noncancerous (benign), certain patterns of calcifications — such as tight clusters with irregular shapes — may indicate breast cancer.
Depending what the radiologist saw as far as the shape of the calcifications. They might want to perform further testing. To be sure it's not cancerous. Not always is calcifications in the breast cancerous. Some of the causes can also be due to cysts, injury to the breast, surgery.
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Hi Luciddreamer,
Welcome to EmpowHER. Breast calcifications are calcium deposits within breast tissue. They appear as white spots or flecks on a mammogram and are usually so small that you can't feel them.
Breast calcifications can be seen on mammograms performed in most women and are especially prevalent after menopause. Although breast calcifications are usually noncancerous (benign), certain patterns of calcifications — such as tight clusters with irregular shapes — may indicate breast cancer.
Depending what the radiologist saw as far as the shape of the calcifications. They might want to perform further testing. To be sure it's not cancerous. Not always is calcifications in the breast cancerous. Some of the causes can also be due to cysts, injury to the breast, surgery.
Here are some resources for you
www.empowher.com/condition/breast-calcifications
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Daisy
May 22, 2012 - 6:12amThis Comment
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