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What Does A Hard Lump Above The Nipples Indicate?
Question: My husband has just discovered a lump above his right nipple. It is not a hard nodule. It is more like a swelled up lump. He is 66 years old and in good health otherwise.
Brief Answer:
FNAC/ Excision Biopsy
Detailed Answer:
Hi.
Thanks for your query about your husband, albeit short and specific.
To recapitulate: Male/66 - just discovered a lump above right nipple - not a hard nodule - more like a swelled up lump ...
The possible causes as per the history are:
Retention cyst like a sebaceous cyst.
Possibility of a cancer should always be remembered unless proved otherwise.
This can be done by:
Clinical evaluation, examination by a Doctor, preferably by a General Surgeon.
FNAC and/or excision biopsy is confirmatory of the diagnosis and a treatment in itself if this is a cyst.
I would advise you to go for it for 2 reasons:
1. One gets rid of the lump that is not a normal part for the body.
2. One gets a definitive diagnosis.
I hope this answer helps you both for the most proper diagnosis and curative treatment. Please feel free to ask for further relevant queries if you feel that there is a gap of communication.
FNAC/ Excision Biopsy
Detailed Answer:
Hi.
Thanks for your query about your husband, albeit short and specific.
To recapitulate: Male/66 - just discovered a lump above right nipple - not a hard nodule - more like a swelled up lump ...
The possible causes as per the history are:
Retention cyst like a sebaceous cyst.
Possibility of a cancer should always be remembered unless proved otherwise.
This can be done by:
Clinical evaluation, examination by a Doctor, preferably by a General Surgeon.
FNAC and/or excision biopsy is confirmatory of the diagnosis and a treatment in itself if this is a cyst.
I would advise you to go for it for 2 reasons:
1. One gets rid of the lump that is not a normal part for the body.
2. One gets a definitive diagnosis.
I hope this answer helps you both for the most proper diagnosis and curative treatment. Please feel free to ask for further relevant queries if you feel that there is a gap of communication.
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