Dr. Susan Summerton is associate professor of clinical radiology at the University of Pennsylvania. Dr. Summerton joined us to talk about an issue that many people are unaware of: Ink from tattoos on the upper body migrating to the lymph nodes and showing up as white specs on a mammogram. In some cases, this can lead to more tests to rule out breast cancer.Listen to the episode to hear Dr. Summerton explain:<ul>
<li>how tattoo ink ends up in the underarm lymph nodes</li>
<li>how often this happens</li>
<li>how often tattoo ink leads to more testing</li>
<li>what women with tattoos who are getting regular mammograms should know</li>
</ul>Running time: 15:26

Dr. Susan Summerton is associate professor of clinical radiology at the University of Pennsylvania. Dr. Summerton joined us to talk about an issue that many people are unaware of: Ink from tattoos on the upper body migrating to the lymph nodes and showing up as white specs on a mammogram. In some cases, this can lead to more tests to rule out breast cancer. Listen to the episode to hear Dr. Summerton explain: how tattoo ink ends up in the underarm lymph nodes how often this happens how often tattoo ink leads to more testing what women with tattoos who are getting regular mammograms should know Running time: 15:26

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