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Geordie
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4 years ago

Does anyone know anything about removal of "crystals" from breast tissue?

A friend of mine mentioned she has had what she describes as crystals removed from her breast after a mammogram. There was nothing sinister but after they removed them they put in a clip so that the a...
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Afraser
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4 years ago
@Geordie

Crystal structures can be found in calcification in the breast. I am not aware that the significance (if any) has been fully researched but it seems good practice, as @Cath62 says, to note the occurrence and keep
records.