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A 39-year-old female asked:

Dime sized hard, red, itchy, painful lump on left breast next to nipple. has drained some pus and bloody/pus. cancerous, abscess or something else?

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Dr. Mark Hoepfneranswered

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See a doctor: Cannot tell here what you nay have. It may be as simple as an infection that needs antibiotics. Needs a physical exam. Will need mammogram once the acute inflammation resolves. See a doctor asap.

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