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Having Lump Below Collar Bone. Had 11 Fibroadenomas Removed. What Should I Do?

Hi,
I have had a lump just below my collar bone for around 6 months. It has went from around 1cm to the size of the palm of my hand. I got it checked out when it was around 4cm but the radiologist wouldn't biopsy it and said it was normal breast tissue. I am now waiting to be referred to a different hospital. I have had 11 fibroadenomas removed and this feels completely different.
Thu, 20 Jun 2013
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Oncologist, Surgical,  's  Response
hi, good to know that u r so cautious about ur health.
a lump that is growing in size from 1 cm to around 8 cm[approx. size of a palm], is a symptom to be cared of and to be discussed with an oncologist or a breast specialist.
any way a sonography of breast along with mammography can predict the nature of the lump to some extent.
triple test including clinical examination and imaging[mammography etc.], and cytology [FNAC or core biopsy] has got positive predictive value of 99% for malignancy.
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Having Lump Below Collar Bone. Had 11 Fibroadenomas Removed. What Should I Do?

hi, good to know that u r so cautious about ur health. a lump that is growing in size from 1 cm to around 8 cm[approx. size of a palm], is a symptom to be cared of and to be discussed with an oncologist or a breast specialist. any way a sonography of breast along with mammography can predict the nature of the lump to some extent. triple test including clinical examination and imaging[mammography etc.], and cytology [FNAC or core biopsy] has got positive predictive value of 99% for malignancy.