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A member asked:
Is fluid leakage common after lumpectomy? my lumpectomy was 3 weeks ago and today a large amount of fluid gushed out of incision.
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Yes: Yes of course the area of the lumpectomy get filled with fluid that the body eventually absorb. In your case it came through the incision. Now you need to let your surgeon knows about the incident
Answered 12/8/2015
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