Lumps in the Breasts
Alternate Names : Abnormal Breast Mass, Breast Mass, Fibroadenoma
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Breasts Lumps Symptoms & Signs
A potentially malignant breast lump (cancer) may show a number of these symptoms:
- breast mass noted upon self-examination
- usually painless, firm to hard, with irregular borders
- spontaneous nipple discharge
- usually bloody or serous (straw-colored fluid)
- nipple changes
- retraction, enlargement, or itching
- breast asymmetry aside from the previous norm
- skin changes
- dimpling, retraction, "orange peel" appearance
- redness, accentuated veins on breast surface and eventually, with late disease, skin ulceration
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bone pain
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weight loss
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armpit lump
- swelling of the arm
Note: Benign fibrocystic changes may range from mild to severe during the menstrual cycle. Symptoms typically peak just before each menstrual period and improve immediately after the menstrual period. The breast tissue has a dense, "cobblestone" consistency, usually more marked in the outer quadrants. An intermittent or persistent sense of breast "fullness" with dull, heavy pain and tenderness is experienced.
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