Question 1

what are the tests for breast lump?

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Physical exam: Then mammogram and ultrasound. Maybe MRI and biopsy.

Question 2

what should a breast lump feel like?

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"Different": Feeling for a lump in an organ that by it's very nature is lumpy-bumpy can be very confusing; usually, it's not a question of whether you can find a lump as much as how many.  However, cancers often feel distinctly different than normal breast tissue: rock-hard (like it is made of concrete rather than rubber), 3-dimensionally round (rather than pancake- or cigar-shaped), and fixed w/in the breast.

Question 3

i'm wondering if i have a breast lump?

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Go to your doctor!: Don't wait. Go to your doctor asap to have this evaluated. You will need a diagnostic mammogram, possibly also an ultrasound. 


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Question 4

what things could cause a breast lump?

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Depends: Could be benign fibrocystic disease, benign fibroadenona, or benign breast cyst. Breast cancer can be a firm breast lump. Painful abscess or infection is possible. Need to see a doctor for an examination.

Question 5

how will i know if i have breast lump?

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Self-examination: Tara-that is often a very difficult thing to determine for patient and doctor, since the breast by it's very nature is a very "lumpy-bumpy" organ.  If you perform self-examination, you will be more likely to identify any new lump, which should prompt a visit to your doctor.  If they share your concern, they will send you to a breast specialist and may order tests such as an ultrasound+/-mammogram.

Question 6

what are the symptoms of a breast lump?

Accepted Answer

Lump is a symptom: If you mean to say symptoms of breast cancer, the commonest symptom is a lump in the breast. Other less common symptoms are nipple discharge, and retraction, rash on the nipple and surrounding skin, pain in breast, redness and swelling of the skin over the breast, mass in axilla and in some cases the first symptoms are due to metastases in other organs.  Most early cancers have no symptoms.

Question 7

my friend is experiencing  breast lump.

Accepted Answer

Evaluation: There is a good chance that it might not be cancer but it is certainly important to get it checked and provide more information to the physician.

Question 8

how do i remove a 4cm size breast lump?

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Large breast lump: It all depends on what the diagnosis is. Usually, the diagnosis is made prior to operation, so the surgeon can plan ahead. A core needle biopsy established the diagnosis in the vast majoritynofninstances and is the first choice in the U.S.

Question 9

describe the features of a breast lump.?

Accepted Answer

"Different": A breast lump is best defined as breast tissue that feels distinctly different than one's normal breast.  Many lumps are just variants of normal "lumpy-bumpy" breast tissue, or could represent a cyst;  however, some may represent a tumor, which could be benign or malignant.  Malignant tumors tend to be rock-hard, non-mobile, occasionally with overlying skin changes.  Bottom line: new lump=see dr.

Question 10

i found a breast lump. what should i do?

Accepted Answer

Call your doc.: Breast lumps can be benign such as found in fibrocystic breasts. These lumps tend to be bilateral, cyclical with menstruation, and tender. However if a lump is hard, fixed, non tender, and irregular, medical attention should be sort. A mammogram, ultrasound, and perhaps a biopsy may be ordered to determine if the lump is malignant(cancerous).

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