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Sent to Health Experts January 16, 2006 3:55 p.m.

A recent cat scan with intravenous contrast which was taken for chest pains ended up showing a nodule on my breast which wasn't there during my routine mammogram 4 months ago. Now my primary doctor has scheduled me for another mammogram but it is scheduled for 6 weeks from mom. My question is should I be having a routine or diagnositc test and should I wait 6 weeks or insist on one sooner.

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Female , Age: 53

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January 16, 2006 4:19 p.m. (24 minutes and 27 seconds later)

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I would be asking for a diagnostic mammo and I would want to have it ASAP
take heart the ct scan you had for your heart is a poor test to delineate breast mass and this incidental finding may be nothing more than artifact. however i would insist on knowing that as soon as possible
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Sent January 20, 2006 4:24 p.m. (4 days and 0 hours later)

Thank you for your quick answer to my question. It was helpful. The one point of confusion was the term "artifact".

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