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Case:163
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Perimenopausal woman with average risk of breast cancer presented with left mastalgia. Clinical breast examination did not reveal any abnormality. She was diagnosed with left breast cancer and underwent surgery. At postoperative follow-up surveillance, she presented with a left breast lump and pain at the site of surgery. On examination, a firm palpable lump was detected beneath the surgical scar.
4C High suspicion for malignancy
Left BCS, post operative breast: 2 (Benign)
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Case:164
74
Postmenopausal woman with increased risk of breast cancer presented with right supraclavicular node she had first noticed 1 month ago. Since then it had increased in size. She had undergone right breast-conserving surgery for breast cancer 6 years earlier. On examination, a hard, non-tender supraclavicular lump was palpable in the right breast. A surgical scar in the right breast was seen with a palpable, diffuse, firm to hard area beneath the scar. The left breast was unremarkable.
Right BCS, post operative breast: 5 (Highly Suggestive of Malignancy)

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Case:082
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Postmenopausal woman with increased risk of developing breast cancer in view of a history of breast cancer in two of her first-degree relatives, presented with left breast lump.
August 2014: 5 (Highly Suggestive of Malignancy)
Left BCS, post operative breast: 2 (Benign)
4
Case:083
56
Postmenopausal woman, a known operated case of left breast cancer, now presented with a lump in the left breast at the operated site.
Left BCS, post operative breast: 2 (Benign)

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Case:084
71
Postmenopausal woman after surgery for right breast carcinoma. On postoperative surveillance, examination revealed a palpable right breast lump at the operated site.
Right BCS, post operative breast: 2 (Benign)

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Case:126
48
Premenopausal woman presented for mammography follow-up after breast-conserving surgery done 20 years ago for breast cancer. She had an increased risk of developing breast cancer because three other women in the family had been diagnosed with breast cancer. Clinical examination did not reveal any significant finding except the scar of previous surgery.
2011, 2014, 2016: Left BCS, post operative breast: 2 (Benign)
2018: Left BCS, post operative breast: 4C High suspicion for malignancy
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Case:167
63
Postmenopausal woman who had undergone breast-conserving surgery in 2003 for right breast cancer presented for regular surveillance check-up. On clinical examination, a firm nodularity was noted at the scar site in the right breast.
Right BCS, post operative breast: 2 (Benign)

Total record number: 7
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