Originally posted by lizbud
If something strange turns up on a Mamogram, the standard
practice is to do a biopsy of the tissue involved. It can be done
under a " local" anesthetic & you'd have results in a few days.
I wonder why they would have your mother wait for tests that
might not be conclusive? Is it her insurance or her doctor?

I'm a seven year survivor of Breast Cancer & this doesn't seem
to be the way my doctors went about confirming the disease.
I will hope for the best for your mom.
I think they want to do an ultrasound to determine if it is something to worry about before doing anything furthur? Again I am not sure as I am just relaying what my mother told me. I am not sure if she has a private doctor or not. I just know they want to do an ultrasound and xrays? I know of people who have had ultrasounds to detect cancer, and I am sure if they have any more fears of that they will go in and remove tissue. But I am hoping that is not the case. My family is prone to cysts, mom has had one on her back that was removed about a year ago that was about the size of a quarter. It was on her spine. I too have had several cysts, but the biggest was a huge one on my neck area which had to be removed when I was a baby. I still have a scar but it's shrank since so many years have gone by.