Should I worry about a BI-RADS 3?
BI-RADS 3 is strongly discouraged as a final assessment from a screening mammogram. Finally, BI-RADS 3 is not to be used as a category of uncertainty and should not be used as a safety net to place findings that a radiologist is unsure whether to pass as benign or biopsy.
Is BI-RADS 3 GOOD NEWS?
BI-RADS Category 3 Is a Safe and Effective Alternative to Biopsy or Surgical Excision. From the Department of Radiology, New York University, 160 E 34th St, New York, New York 10016.
What is a BI-RADS category 3?
Probably benign (BI-RADS 3) has been formally established as a unique assessment category in the BI-RADS Atlas [2]. Designating a finding as probably benign in mammography is meant to indicate that the finding has a 2% or less chance of malignancy [3].
How often does BI-RADS 3 become cancerous?
According to the results, based on the follow-up mammography, 810 women with BI-RADS 3 scores (1.9 percent of the group) were diagnosed with a new breast cancer. The cumulative cancer yields at six months, 12 months, and 24 months were 1.07 percent, 1.6 percent, and 1.86 percent, respectively.
What is a probably benign finding?
Probably benign: means that there is a finding that is most likely benign, but should be followed in a shorter period of time to see if the area of concern changes. Receive a 6-month follow-up mammogram. 4. Suspicious abnormality: means that there are suspicious findings that could turn out to be cancer.
What percent of breast lesions are cancerous?
Current studies demonstrate a wide range of frequencies (6.6%–24%) and cancer rates (0.6%–10%) (Table 1) for probably benign lesions (7–15).
What is Category 5 highly suggestive of malignancy?
5. Highly suggestive of malignancy (cancer): means that there are findings that look like and probably are cancer. Requires biopsy. 6. Known biopsy-proven malignancy (cancer): means that any findings on the mammogram have already proven to be cancer through a biopsy.