Microchip looking mark on mammo. Is this the return of DCIS

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Hi ladies,
I had a mastectomy 2005 following invasive DCIS. I had my mammo and they retook it as it showed a white thing looking like a microchip under the skin! or a squarely cut jigsaw piece. Any ideas is this is like DCIS, my original was like a snow storm just white dots. Please help. I prefer honesty ladies. many thanks

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I honestly can’t give you the answer to your question, I wouldn’t draw any conclusions until you have a biopsy. I hope it isn’t anything sinister though

mole

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Hi Sue, I have just been diagnosed with DCIS in the same breast that I had invasive cancer in 4 years ago, Hence how having mastectomy with immediate recon. Is this the other breast that is showing up something?
As I understand it - but just what I interpreted - small dots like a snow storm are micro calcifications and sometimes can be DCIS - whereas anything larger are called macro calcifications and highly unlikely to be anything suspicious. I think macro just come with age - cancer backup explain this really well on their website.
Are you being sent for a biopsy?
If you are not happy insist that they investigate for piece of mind.
Hope this helps
Take care
Sarah x

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Hi Sue

I have just had a WLE for DCIS in the right breast.

The mammogram showed a cluster of tiny white dots like grains of sand.
I was told that there are 2 kinds if calcifications as Sarah said,I had core biopsy and DCIS was confirmed.

I hope you get a good result from biopsy
Let us know how you get on

Love
Annalyn x