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What Does A Lump In Breast Indicate?

my wife was having a lump in her brest and we have shown to a Surgen who took the sample and sent to bombay for biopsy. He wasked us to do a pet ct is it advisable to take it now or after getting the result of sample?
AGE 56/F she has never been admitted in the hospital for any disease.
Mon, 26 May 2014
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Hi,
Biopsy of lump will give important clue regarding lump in the breast.
So I personally believe that let biopsy report come and then go for Pet CT.
I think biopsy is more informative than Pet CT.
Ok and take care.
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What Does A Lump In Breast Indicate?

Hi, Biopsy of lump will give important clue regarding lump in the breast. So I personally believe that let biopsy report come and then go for Pet CT. I think biopsy is more informative than Pet CT. Ok and take care.