Lump in breast after biopsy
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I had a lump in my right breast, then I went to a surgeon he felt the lump and drained some fluids from the lump,then told me he was going to remove it that day which was in mar 2010 now its may 2010 and the same lump is back and in the same spot. the only thing the surgeon said was the biopsy did not show cancer. so my question is how could this return again and the same spot. I am 35 years old.
The removal depends of course on the nature of the lump. Fibrocystic Breast Condition is all too common in your age group ... lesions can be cysts or solid lesions (Fibroadenomas) ... both are benign findings. Both types can be removed or left alone. A biopsy would only remove a small amount of tissue for testing and not necessarily remove the entire lump. Regards ....
Anyway, now months later there is a good size lump there that you can feel just by barely touching it and it is very painful. Is this something that is common after a needle biopsy? Or is this something that could be serious that I need to get checked out. I do have breast cancer in my family history.
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I have a strong family history of breast cancer mom and aunt had masectomies, i myself have a long history of papillomas and numerous breast biopies, 3 excisional,2 core, and ductal removals in both, all of the problems mostly with my right breast,until 6 months ago, i had a core biopsy for calcifications and being highly suspicious,came back benign, green fluid still persisted doc wanted to go in excisionally considering family history,he did a major ductal removal, he said i had
had an ultrasound followed by a mammogram, the results came back extremely dense breast on left breast where I felt the lump so I had a core biopsy of the site. I was brought in for results which i was told where clear yet they do not know exactly what the lump is - sclerosis adenosis was mentioned as a possibility but they said they want to do an MRI for "problem solving"?
I had a fine needle biopsy and after the procedure I too had a lump, plus bruising.I also had surgery on November last year and still have a little lump where the tumor was.My surgeon examined me and said that this is scar tissue and not to worry about it.With time this mass has shrunk considerably. .Soon you are going to have an excisional biopsy and the radiologist will surely put your mind at ease about this mass.Best wishes for your soon to come biopsy.
I had a lump in my breast, was seen the same day I found it and it was determined it was a fluid filled cyst that they drained. Turned out to be an infection. However, years later I didn't have a lump but calcium deposits that required a biopsy. Thank goodness, no cancer. But in both cases--- I had a doctor take things seriously and tell me their opinion. So, what does your doctor say?
Congratulations on the benign pathology results.
As for those breast biopsies... there's a lot of swelling and bruising that takes place.
There's also scar tissue formation during the healing process, which can make the site of the incision (or, needle puncture) feel like a hard lump. Maybe, what you're feeling as being a lump is, in fact, scar tissue.
In April 2007 I discovered a lump in my left breast. After all the regular tests, it was determined I had breast cancer, which was not a shock since my mother died of the disease. I had a lumpectomy and a sentinal node removed (the cancer was not present in the lymph nodes), follwed by 6 treatments of chemo (ACT) every three weeks, the last chemo being approx 1 month ago. While undergoing preparations for radiation, they discovered a new lump.
I had pain in a lump under my areola and was told that it was probably benign, and to come back for another mammogram in six months. You are lucky that they are doing a biopsy. After six months they did a biopsy, and it was cancer. If they had done the biopsy the first time I went, I would have been stage 0. Now I was stage 2, and just had a bilateral mastectomy. Good luck!
Went to the breast surgeon in September for a 6 month followup. She was concerned with the lump and aspirated it. The sample was negative. I asked for an ultrasound. Although she said it may not show anything, she prescribed the test. It did not show the lump. I was told by the radiologist that if it was fat nicosis, somehow it would show up on the ultrasound. As mentioned before, it did not show up. Do I walk away and forget about this lump and retest in 6 months?
I had the same thing happen to me after the surgical (excisional) biopsy of my right breast. I had what felt like a lump or a knot at the site of the biopsy. And, it was,in fact, determined to be scar tissue... what I did was, after it was completely healed, I gently massaged the biopsy area with vitamin E oil every night for about 6 months. That eliminated the hardness and it greatly reduced the scarring to where it's now barely noticeable.
Hi ellie,
I would also prefer removing this lump,but for the time being, I think that you can wait till you see the doctor in July .The biopsy was clear and the lump is still the same size and that's a good sign.
At your next appointment with your doctor in July,you could mention to him/her that you are worried about this lump and that you prefer to have it removed.
Don't worry for now,the doctor would have suggested to remove it,if he thought that it was necessary to do so.
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