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mammo/ultrasound
Bonnie,
I haven't heard of an axillary mammogram before (but that honestly doesn't mean much; maybe someone else has.) I did the search of the net without success thus far. I don't know what the bilateral mast you had left behind... I too doubt there would be enough tissue to smoosh for a mammo.
Mammos are done to see calcifications so that the ultrasound can then be used to center in on them to see if there are any lumps and if there are, whether they are fluid-filled or solid (or even sometimes both). If they can't do a mammo they aren't going to see any calcifications whether they are there or not; but if there isn't a lot of tissue the ultrasound or other imaging would be done.
I think YOU are going to be the one to educate US about this one, after you've talked with the rads folks!
AlaskaAngel
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