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Case 04

Contributed by Jordana Phillips MD

Updated December 2021

45-year-old woman with strong family history for breast cancer had a CEM as an alternative to her routine screening mammogram.

Instruction: Look at the images below and answer the question that follows.

Diagnostic CEM

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>> Click for Prior Imaging

Screening Mammogram from 2 years ago

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Question

What is the best interpretation of the CEM?

No further work-up. This is a cyst.

6-month follow-up. This is probably benign.

Targeted US & biopsy. Cancer until proven otherwise.

Breast MRI. I can't interpret CEM.

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