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What Does A Lump In Breast Indicate?

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Posted on Mon, 14 Apr 2014
Question: I am a 32yr old female. Two days ago I had soreness on the right side of my body from the bottom of my armpit to the lower part of my breast. (I thought it was soreness from strength training from earlier that day) However, when I touched the area I ended up finding a large lump in my breast. The entire right breast looks enlarged. (nearly 1.5 times the size of the left now) The area has no rash and no redness. I also have no fever and the area is not warm. The lump feels as if there is a small lump on top of a larger one. It does not move much when you touch it. The area has continued to be sore. There is no indentation on the breast, no puss or blood coming from the nipple area. Although the nipple area has been itchy. I have no history of breast cancer myself or in my family. I have also never had a cyst or infection in the breasts. I have no children and am not currently pregnant. I also have no nipple piercings. I am fit and in overall good health. I am not currently taking any medications. Although I have tried to do some initial research myself, I cannot find any diagnosis that seems to match all of my symptoms. I would like to know (1) in your opinion what this sounds like (2) how urgently I need to get this examined. Thank you, XXXX
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Answered by Dr. Lohit K (1 hour later)
Brief Answer: infected gland or fibroma. mammography Detailed Answer: Hi XXXXXXX thanks for using HCM. I went through the query and understood your concern. In my opinion based on the your explanation and history, this appears like fibroma or any infected gland. Since you have noticed this for the first time with radiating pain this suggest more of a infected gland (may be mammary gland). Ĺook for any lymphadenopathy in axilla or in supraclavicular region and get done mammography and complete hemogram once to know the cause. Its not an emergency condition but early diagnosis will give better result. So consult your doctor once for examination. For now you can take NSAID like Ibuprofen with serratiopeptidase for pain and swelling. This will relieve some of your symptoms. I hope this information helps you. Feel free to ask if any further queries and I will be glad to answer them. Wish you good health and faster recovery. Regards
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What Does A Lump In Breast Indicate?

Brief Answer: infected gland or fibroma. mammography Detailed Answer: Hi XXXXXXX thanks for using HCM. I went through the query and understood your concern. In my opinion based on the your explanation and history, this appears like fibroma or any infected gland. Since you have noticed this for the first time with radiating pain this suggest more of a infected gland (may be mammary gland). Ĺook for any lymphadenopathy in axilla or in supraclavicular region and get done mammography and complete hemogram once to know the cause. Its not an emergency condition but early diagnosis will give better result. So consult your doctor once for examination. For now you can take NSAID like Ibuprofen with serratiopeptidase for pain and swelling. This will relieve some of your symptoms. I hope this information helps you. Feel free to ask if any further queries and I will be glad to answer them. Wish you good health and faster recovery. Regards