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A 22-year-old male asked:

I have a tender lump under skin on breast(male) between nipple and underarm. what could this be? concerned about cancer.

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Dr. Gurmukh Singh
Dr. Gurmukh Singhanswered
Pathology 51 years experience
See below: At your age breast cancer is highly unlikely. It is more likely to be an infection. However it still warrants examination by a doctor for a proper evaluation.
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Dr. Sarkis Barupian
Dr. Sarkis Barupiananswered
Family Medicine 42 years experience
Breast lump in males: It is very unlikely that you have cancer. There are many other conditions that may mimic your condition such as abcess, lipoma ( fatty cyst ). Get your doctor to diagnose what you have so you can stop worrying.
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Dr. John Berryman
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Obstetrics and Gynecology 56 years experience
Male breast lump: A male at any age can have a lump in his breast, and a tender one may just reflect the number of times your concern made you pinch or compress it. The common cause is a sebaceous cyst, or a lipoma, both of which are benign, but see a health care professional to be certain. A malignancy is extremely uncommon.
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Dr. Tony Trpkovski
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30 years experience
Bump: It's difficult to tell in this type of arrangement what your concern is . I would tend to believe that based on your age and other factors probably a lipoma which is a small collection if fat tissue and not dangerous but men can have breast cancer too. Get it checked by your doctor. :)
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