Clogged Milk Duct

A short-term follow-up MRI is usually recommended if the radiologist saw something on the original MRI that he/she thought was most likely benign (not cancer), but wants to be more certain. If the finding doesn’t change over time, the radiologist can more confidently call it benign.

A “clogged milk duct” generally refers to a duct in the breast that looks dilated, and may have some debris within it. It is usually a benign finding, but if the radiologist is not sure why the duct is blocked, he/she may choose to either biopsy it or follow it depending on how it looks on the MRI.