Developing Asymmetry

I have a 3 week wait until my breast MRI and feeling nervous after mammogram showed developing asymmetry with dense breast tissue and ultrasound showed no sonographic correlate. I feel a definite mass on that side so I am confused that ultrasound showed nothing. I’ve also had once instance of bleeding from that nipple.

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  • maggie15
    maggie15 Member Posts: 1,421

    Hi @elwingr4 , I'm sorry that you have the stress of waiting for an MRI. Unfortunately all forms of imaging are not completely accurate so contradictory results do occur. The only way that breast cancer can be diagnosed is by a biopsy; the doctors will use the results of all three scans to decide if one is needed. Three weeks sounds like a long time but breast cancer is not an emergency like a heart attack so that time frame is pretty usual. Try to keep busy to lessen the worry. Hopefully you will end out with a benign result. All the best.

  • moderators
    moderators Posts: 8,699

    Hi @elwingr4, and welcome to Breastcancer.org. We are sorry that these changes to your breast health have brought you here, and glad that you reached out.

    Hope this is nothing serious. Keep in mind that most breast changes are not related to cancer. You may want to check out this link to information about Common Imaging Questions.

    Hope this helps! Please update us when you learn more

    Thinking of you,

    The Mods