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Breast Calcifications














                                                                   Calcifications show up as

                                                                       white spots on a mammogram




                                                                   Round well-defined, larger


                                                                       calcifications (left column)

                                                                       are more likely benign




                                                                   Tight cluster of tiny,


                                                                       irregularly shaped

                                                                       calcifications (right column)


                                                                       may indicate cancer



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