Lesions that Produce Posterior Acoustic Shadowing. Acoustical shadowing is not always indicative of malignancy. Cooper's ligaments may shadow because of refraction from the steep angle of incidence. Fibrosis or a previous surgical scar tissue may produce an acoustic shadow. These fibrotic areas are particularly seen in the upper outer quadrant. Fibrocystic breast tissue with pericystic fibrosis may also cause shadowing.
Ultrasound Appearance Of Malignant Disease Of The Breast
* hypoechoic
* irregularly marginated (especially anterior margin)
* heterogeneous internal echoes
* acoustic shadowing
Taken from:GE Healthcare but no idea how reliable a source it is.
I live in Johannesburg, South Africa, where I was diagnosed with breast cancer on Thursday January 15 2009. This is my journey with cancer and other musings as surveyed - initially temporarily hairless - from under my hats.
Tuesday, October 12, 2010
What the ultrasound report says
Quickly jotted down what the ultrasound report said in its conclusion before I handed it to The Tango Man, well, left it at the oncology centre:
"Dense diffuse fibroglandular changes are present.
No lymphadenopathy.
(The thing I felt in the left breast) is a ridge of normal breast tissue.
Prominant ducts on both sides.
A cyst behind right nipple."
You know, all those years when I went for mammograms and the doctors said: "You have very dense breasts" I never for one second thought that was a bad thing, that it made me high risk for cancer or, at the very least, made things more difficult to detect.
Really, I thought it was a good thing to have dense breasts, that it helped make my breasts so firm.
Oh well. One lives and learns.
Found today so stressful that am now chilling. Going to watch South African Idols shortly, sipping a whisky and ate a custard slice from Moemas in Parktown North and now feel never want to eat again.
"Dense diffuse fibroglandular changes are present.
No lymphadenopathy.
(The thing I felt in the left breast) is a ridge of normal breast tissue.
Prominant ducts on both sides.
A cyst behind right nipple."
You know, all those years when I went for mammograms and the doctors said: "You have very dense breasts" I never for one second thought that was a bad thing, that it made me high risk for cancer or, at the very least, made things more difficult to detect.
Really, I thought it was a good thing to have dense breasts, that it helped make my breasts so firm.
Oh well. One lives and learns.
Found today so stressful that am now chilling. Going to watch South African Idols shortly, sipping a whisky and ate a custard slice from Moemas in Parktown North and now feel never want to eat again.
Phew! All fine
What a relief. All fine. The ridge I felt is probably just a cord of breast tissue, said radiologist. But while he was doing the ultrasound on the right breast, he said,"Mmm, think this is a shadow." "What is a shadow? What does it mean?" I asked tentatively, thinking f... hell, one second ago thought I was ok and now I am heading for a double mastectomy cos if it's in the right breast, it's a different cancer. But luckily, I am ok. No shadow, no nothing, all fine, but feeling super tense. Think am going to buy a bottle of whisky on way home and chill rather than go to yoga tonight, will see. "This is how it will be now," said The Yoga Man, and guess this kind of panic will happen again. But I am never getting the cancer back again.
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