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Will a benign breast lump become malignant or cancerous?

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It depends: There are many different kinds of benign tumors in the breast. Hyperplasia, dysplasia, dcis and lcis are known to progress to cancer. It is more rare with other benign lumps.

Dr Ihle and 2 doctors agreed

Answered 11/7/2019

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