A breast biopsy is performed to determine whether a suspicious area of the breast is cancerous or benign. The main types of breast cancer are ductal carcinoma in situ, invasive ductal carcinoma, invasive lobular carcinoma, medullary carcinoma, and Paget's disease of the nipple. The f lattening of the breast so that the maximum amount of tissue can be imaged and examined during mammography. The method may or may not require an axillary dissection. Breast conservation therapy is usually followed by at least six weeks of radiation.
Density shows up as a white area on a mammogram film.
The expansion process typically takes three to four months. After the skin is sufficiently stretched, the surgeon will replace the expander with a permanent breast implant. Also called tissue expander. Also called suckling or nursing. Also called mastalgia.