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Test Results

1. [July, 2005] Ultrasound, right breast - done, no mass found, fluid filled milk duct seen
2. [Dec 19th, 2005] Milk duct fluid culture - done, atypical cells seen
3. [Jan 4th, 2006] Ultrasound, right breast - done, no mass found, fluid filled milk duct seen…again
4. [Jan 5th] Ductogram, right breast - done, calcifications in the ductal system found
5. [Jan 10th] Mammogram, both breasts - done, 9-10 CM area of calcifications seen in right breast, highly suspicious for malignancy, “cancer appears to be extensive”, left breast looks clear
6. [Jan 11th] MRI, right breast - done, 6 CM area of suspicious calcifications seen, highly suspicious for malignancy
7. [Jan 17th] Axillary lymph node fine needle aspiration - done, clear, no malignancy seen
8. [Jan 17th] Core needle biopsy, right breast - DCIS found, no definitive signs of invasive cancer
9. [Jan 17th] Blood work - done, clear
10. [Jan 17th] Chest X-ray - done, clear
11. [Jan 20th] CT Scan - done, clear
12. [Jan 20th] MRI, left breast - two suspicious areas seen, more testing required
13. [Jan 24th] Bone scan - done, clear
14. [Jan 31st] MRI guided core needle biopsy, left breast - done, clear, growth is a intraductal papilloma
15. Genetic work-up, no generic predisposition to breast cancer found (e.g. BRCA1, BRCA2)