Sign in  |  Register

Illustrated Health Encyclopedia
[an error occurred while processing this directive]

Ency. home > SpecialTopic > M > Mammogram - calcifications

Mammogram - calcifications   

Overview

Alternative names:

Calcifications on mammograms

Information

Question:
What if your mammogram shows calcifications?

Answer: 
According to the American Cancer Society, calcifications or microcalcifications seen on a mammogram are small mineral deposits that show up as white spots on the mammogram film.  Calcifications can be benign, but they can also be a sign of breast cancer. Sometimes the changes may be monitored by more mammograms. Other times a breast biopsy will be recommended, if the calcifications are tightly clustered, or show characteristics that are worrisome to the radiologist.

Ency. home > SpecialTopic > M > Mammogram - calcifications

[an error occurred while processing this directive]