A member asked:

Would a benign breast mass be fixed in the tissue? i can move the tissue around it but not the mass itself. waiting for biopsy results. scared.

3 doctors weighed in across 2 answers

Biopsy will tell: Now that a biopsy has been taken, there is no need for speculation; your biopsy result should be available witin 1-2 days. Malignant lesions usually infiltrate the surrounding tissue and thus are difficult to move around.

Answered 5/8/2015

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Dr. Michael Gabor answered

Specializes in Diagnostic Radiology

Yes,: a benign mass such as focal fibrosis can be relatively fixed. A fixed mass does not automatically mean it is mailgnant.

Answered 9/6/2015

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