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Why do i decipher if my breast lump is a cyst and not a pulled muscle?
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Cyst appears as lump: Breast composed of dense glandular tissue in the young female. As one gets older, hormones that would induce fibroadenomas which are benign lumps shift activity. The duct system is activated and can fill at localized sites to present as a cyst. Mammogram can distinguish solid from cystic lesion and if large cyst present it should be aspirated. Large fibroadenomas should be excised.
Answered 6/21/2017
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