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June 22, 2010

Discover the lump in the breast

posted by alfhi syahrin

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Here are some common types of lumps in the breast;

Cyst
Cysts are lumps in the breast that appears at the end of the menstrual cycle and generally not dangerous. After a period, type this lump usually disappears. Breast cysts are fluid-filled bags that tend to enlarge at the end of the menstrual cycle when the body hold more fluids.

Size no small cysts have a large to the size of eggs. When massaged, the cyst could slightly change the shape and the majority can move under the skin. Cysts can also appear at the age of 40 years, several years before menopause.

Fibroadenoma
Breast lump fibroadenoma is not a cyst or cancer. These benign tumors most often develop in the years of productive middle age (still birth). Fibroadenoma feels like a solid mass, smooth, strong and elastic, with a clear form. Fibroadenoma develops when the connective tissue grows in the breast gland or lobule.

Another Bump

Other types of breast lumps, including due to infection or bleeding due to injury. Bumps caused by a tumor called a lipoma or fatty tissue. Lump in the breast can also be caused by papilloma intraduktal, especially if these cysts causing clogging. All these conditions are not cancerous.

To ascertain whether the breast lump in a dangerous or not, your doctor will check the use of ultrasound and mammography. In a single lump that feels like a cyst, your doctor will probably suck the liquid from the inside by using a fine needle. If the fluid can be aspirated and the lump and then disappears, this indicates that the lump was a cyst.

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