It has a core with ducts and lobules growing out of it.
The tissue is then examined and tested in a lab.
Prevention
Radial scars can’t be prevented.
Illustration by Laura Porter for Verywell Health
It is usually found when a diagnostic testsuch as a mammogram or ultrasoundis done for another reason.
Radial scars may contain cancer cells or an overgrowth of abnormal cells, so they are usually removed.
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