Breast Cancer

Diagnosis

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Mayo offers the latest in screening and diagnostic services, including mammography, magnetic resonance imaging (MRI), ultrasound, image-guided breast biopsies and surgical biopsies. Mayo Clinic staff understand the anxiety associated with a breast condition and work to give patients the most prompt diagnosis possible. Mayo Clinic offers rapid turnaround for biopsy scheduling and availability of results.

Mayo Clinic evaluates and treats patients with a variety of breast-related concerns or complications, including: new breast lumps, breast pain, nipple discharge, changes in breast skin, family history of breast cancer, breast cancer risk assessment and abnormal mammogram.

Mayo Clinic's breast care practice offers:

• Accredited full-service screening and diagnostic mammography
• Radiologists with expertise and experience in all areas of breast imaging and intervention
• State-of-the-art equipment, including mammography machines, dedicated breast ultrasound units, and computer-assisted diagnosis in screening
• Breast MRI (magnetic resonance imaging)
• Minimally invasive needle biopsies with stereotactic or ultrasound guidance
• Rapid turnaround for biopsy scheduling and availability of results
• Expert breast pathologist review of biopsy tissue

Research has shown that medical centers where procedures are frequently performed often have better outcomes. Each year, the experienced staff at Mayo Clinic provide women with breast cancer screening, treatment, and preventive care. Annual training in cutting-edge techniques keeps Mayo staff at the forefront of the field.