Birads 4 after mammo

After a mammogram, I received the following results with two suspicious areas

BI-RADS 4

1st Mass:
• Shape: Irregular

• Density: Isodense

• Margins: Indistinct

2nd Mass:

• Shape: Round

• Density: Isodense

• Margins: Shadowed

Has anyone had a similar result? I was not given a subcategory. I have to wait until next week for a biopsy, and I’m really scared.

How concerning could this result be?

Comments

  • maggie15
    maggie15 Posts: 1,621

    Hi @kokorose, I’m sorry that you are going through this stress of waiting for a biopsy. BIRADS 4 without a subcategory has a 5% to 95% chance of being malignant which is so broad it’s not helpful. Unfortunately imaging can’t tell whether the suspicious areas are cancer which is why a biopsy has to be done. 75% to 80% of breast biopsies are benign so the odds are good that yours will be, too. Come back and let us know how things turn out. Here’s hoping for benign!