A 33-year-old member asked:

How can you tell a normal lump under a guy's nipple vs. a symptom of male breast cancer?

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Dr. Gurmukh Singhanswered

Pathology 51 years experience

No normal lump: Any lump under the nipple is abnormal and should be examined by a doctor and likely biopsied to exclude cancer.

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Dr. Regina Hamptonanswered

Breast Surgery 25 years experience

See your doctor: You will need an exam by a health professional and an ultrasound to know for sure.

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Dr. Otto Placik commented

Surgery - Plastics 36 years experience

Ultimately this may require an aspiration and/or biopsy

Aug 4, 2012

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Hard and solid lump under my right nipple. Is this male breast starting or a lump of cancer?

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Hi doctors. I am a 62 year-old male. I feel a very intermittent not large lump near only my left nipple that is intermittently tender. If the diagnosis of male breast cancer were to be confirmed, do I lose my entire left breast? Is it totally cut out?

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A 38-year-old member asked:

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Ct scan picked up a lump in my breast near my nipple - I cant feel anything. I have no pain or lumps that I can tell. Is this likely to be cancer Im scared. This was an incidental finding. I have had a neuro endocrine tumor in the past?

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I have a lump rite at the dark spot on my nipple and I popped it and clear liquid came out? It hurts a lot. Should I be worried about breast cancer?

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