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What Is The Grape Sized Painful Lump Under My Breast?

I had a mammogram 2 1/2 months ago with normal results. In the past 10 days I have developed a hard and very painful lump on the bottom of my right breast. Feels kind of like boils I ve had there before...but skin isn t red and doesn t look inflamed like it normally has when it s been boils that eventually popped and went away before. This just came and is like the size of a grape.
Tue, 27 Jan 2015
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Hi, thanks for sharing your health concerns with HCM!

If I were your treating Doctor for this case of painful breast lump, I would come up with three possibilities, these include:

1.     an infected sebaceou cyst
2.     The second possibility is of an infected hair follicle or folliculitis     
3.     The last possibility is of some infected fibrocystic disease of breast!
     
Overall, it is benign and inflammatory and not to worry about this but you could go for FNAC test for confirmation if still worried! It could not be cancer...

Hope this answers your question. If you have additional questions or follow up questions then please do not hesitate in writing to us. I will be happy to answer your questions.

Wishing you good health.
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What Is The Grape Sized Painful Lump Under My Breast?

Hi, thanks for sharing your health concerns with HCM! If I were your treating Doctor for this case of painful breast lump, I would come up with three possibilities, these include: 1. an infected sebaceou cyst 2. The second possibility is of an infected hair follicle or folliculitis 3. The last possibility is of some infected fibrocystic disease of breast! Overall, it is benign and inflammatory and not to worry about this but you could go for FNAC test for confirmation if still worried! It could not be cancer... Hope this answers your question. If you have additional questions or follow up questions then please do not hesitate in writing to us. I will be happy to answer your questions. Wishing you good health.