Lorie. a 25-ycar-old athlete who is currently training for a triathlon competiti

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Lorie. a 25-ycar-old athlete who is currently training for a triathlon competition, complained of a painful mass on the upper quadrant of her left breast. She consulted her healthcare provider and the mammogram result showed a mass with areas of calcification. A biopsy is done and she is informed that the mass contained necrotic fat cells. macrophages, and some granulation tissue. What is the possible diagnosis? What is a mammogram? What is its current recommendation/s for cancer screening? The breast is predominantly composed of what tissue type?

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1. The possible diagnosis is traumatic fat necrosis. This may be caused due to the previous trauma that the athlete had with her breast.

2. Breast calcifications are generally diagnosed by mammograms. Mammogram is an X-ray technique used to examine the breast tissue at any area. Mammograms and MRIs are the general methods suggested for breast cancer screening.

3). In a normal woman, breast is predominantly composed of fat tissue (50%) and granulation tissue (50%).

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