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SIMPLE CYST
A pocket of fluid without any solid components or debris. This is not cancerous and is definitively diagnosed with an ultrasound.
SINONASAL SQUAMOUS CELL CARCINOMA
A malignant cancer of the sinus that grows into the sinus cavities. Usually patients are older males with a history of long standing sinusitis not responding to medical treatment.
SINUS
A cavity or crevasse.
SINUSITIS
Infection or inflammation of the sinuses. It is usually viral but can be bacterial or even related to fungal disease.
SIX MONTH OR SHORT INTERVAL FOLLOW-UP
This is recommended when the abnormal finding on the mammogram or ultrasound has a low chance of being a cancer. Technically, the chance of cancer is less than 2%. If the patient is too worried to wait for the 6 month follow-up, she can request a biopsy.
SKIN CALCIFICATIONS
These have typical, recognizable shapes. They may look like tiny white donuts on a mammogram. They are not cancerous.
SKIN LESION
An abnormality that is associated with the skin. Sometimes, it is readily visible such as a mole or pustule ("zit"). Sometimes, it is within the skin or just under the skin and you can't see it. 2 examples of skin lesions are melanomas and sebaceous cysts.
SMALL VESSEL DISEASE
This means that there have been many “mini-strokes” in the brain. It can be seen in people with high blood pressure, high cholesterol, and/or diabetes.
SMALL VESSEL ISCHEMIC DISEASE
Multiple “mini-strokes” in the brain. This can be seen in people with high blood pressure, high cholesterol, and/or diabetes.
SNOWSTORM APPEARANCE
An ultrasound finding that is seen with a silicone breast implant rupture. More specifically, this indicates an extracapsular breast implant rupture.
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