Case 6
Case History
A 48-year-old woman, status post lumpectomy 16 months ago. She now has a small palpable lump in her lumpectomy site. She is initially studied sonographically. Upon discovery of a sonographic nodule, mammographic examination has been performed.
Physical Examination
• left breast: 8 mm lump at the 6:00 position within the scar of her lumpectomy site
• right breast: normal exam
Mammogram
Mass (Fig. 6–1)
• margin: circumscribed
• shape: oval
• density: fat-containing
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