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Is breast bruising a sign of breast cancer?

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No: Pain, a lump, nipple discharge or bleeding are signs of breast cancer. Bruising is not.

Answered 4/8/2013

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Breat bruising: Breast bruising by itself is not a sign of breast cancer. Sometimes a scar from previous trauma may resemble a suspicious mass on mammogram but black and blue type of brushing is not associated with cancer.

Answered 11/22/2014

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Dr. Travis Kidner answered

Specializes in Surgical Oncology

Probably not: This would not be a common symptom. You should however let your primary care physician know about your concerns.

Answered 5/26/2016

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Nope: The most common symptom is the presence of a lump in the breast. Other symptoms include nipple discharge, nipple inversion, skin indentation, and breast pain. A skin rash or redness is usually due to an infection, although inflammatory cancer may appear as such. In reality, the majority of people diagnosed with breast cancer have no symptoms whatsoever.

Answered 12/9/2013

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Dr. Ron Eaker answered

No: Generally this is not a common sign of cancer especially if there's been any trauma to the breast. There is a rare type of breast cancer called inflammatory carcinoma that may sort of look like a bruise early on, but it is extremely rare.

Answered 2/2/2017

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