the act of diluting or the state of being diluted. 2. something diluted. Origin of dilution. 1640-1650. First recorded in 1640-50; dilute + -ion.
Calcifications: Calcifications are tiny flecks of calcium â like grains of salt â in the soft tissue of the breast that can sometimes indicate the presence of an early breast cancer. Calcifications usually can't be felt, but they appear on a mammogram. Depending on how they're clustered and their shape, size, and number, your doctor may want to do further tests. Big calcifications â macrocalcifications â are usually not associated with cancer.
On 5/27/2008 greenasagourd wrote:I've always had yearly mammogram results that were normal, nothing suspicious. Microcalcifications in a cluster were found on my most recent mammogram. I was called back in a few days later for a diagnostic mammogram. The radiologist met with me, discussed the mammos & set me up for a stereotactic core needle biopsy scheduled a couple days from now. The radiologist said that his findings thus far indicate a 30% chance of breast cancer.