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Teaching Case 1
56 y/o F with history of right breast cancer post lumpectomy presents for screening mammogram. What is the calcification descriptor?
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SUTURE CALCIFICATIONS
Can be seen after surgery with/or without radiation
Tissue damage delays the resorption of the suture(s)
Smooth, linear or curvilinear calcification forming loops on mammo
Can see calcified knots
Benign (BI-RADS 2)
Related Radiology Article:
ACR BI-RADS Manual 5th Edition
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