MRI to detect breast cancer?

Question

If a person has a breast lump and there are findings on a mammogram including calcifications, and the person is then sent for a breast MRI that is read as "inconclusive" , what is the likelihood of it being cancer? I realize that a biopsy is still needed, but it will take time to get that done. I am just trying to get an idea of what the odds are that it is breast cancer if the MRI is read as "inconclusive".

Answer 1

Without being able to read the reports it is hard to tell, but it sounds like they suspect DCIS which is a noninvasive cancer.

Answer 2

If the doctor thought it was cancer, you would have already had surgery.  When I was an anesthesia technician and a patient would have an abnormal mammogram, they were scheduled for a biopsy either that day or the next day.  They do not mess around with breast cancer.

So your chances are very slim.