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A tender swollen lump on the breast may be a sign of a breast infection or developing abscess.

Dr. Robert Kwok reviewed this

35 year experience in Pediatrics

Is a type of:

Breast diseases

How long it usually lasts:

Medium-term (lasts weeks to months)

How common it is:

Common

Body locations

Chest

Is Symptom of

Breast abscess
Condition
Breast cancer
Condition
Breast infection
Condition
Mumps
Condition
Polyarteritis nodosa
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