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Breast Cancer (Expert Forum)
Neg. Mammom 4mths ago..
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Cleveland - OH
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Neg. Mammom 4mths ago..
by healthcheck, Jun 29, 2009 12:49PM
Dear Dr.
I had a routine breast exam and mammogram in Feb/09, everything was negative except for very dense breast which I have always had. 4 months later in June I felt a very hard lump on the 11:00 position of my right breast that was not at all painfull compared to the rest of my breast (I have always had painful breast/cystic, which was normal for me). The Dr. sent me for an ultrasound and today they called and want to schedule me for a biopsy due to a nodule that measures 1+cm. My question is, this hard nodule was not present 4 months ago and so what type of nodule usually grows that fast and can they detect cancer on a sonogram? In other words, why do they want to biopsy it could they have seen something? Is fatty tissue hard feeling or soft feeling? Is fibrous tissue hard feeling? Couldn't they tell a fibrous mass from a suspicious mass? I had a kidney removed that they swore was cancer and turned out to be angiomylipoma now I have another lesion in my left kidney, point is, they removed my whole kidney for a benigh tumor-I don't want to go through the same thing for my breast. I appreciate your answering me and so sorry for the long questions. Thank you kindly and be well.
Sincerely,
Christine
I had a routine breast exam and mammogram in Feb/09, everything was negative except for very dense breast which I have always had. 4 months later in June I felt a very hard lump on the 11:00 position of my right breast that was not at all painfull compared to the rest of my breast (I have always had painful breast/cystic, which was normal for me). The Dr. sent me for an ultrasound and today they called and want to schedule me for a biopsy due to a nodule that measures 1+cm. My question is, this hard nodule was not present 4 months ago and so what type of nodule usually grows that fast and can they detect cancer on a sonogram? In other words, why do they want to biopsy it could they have seen something? Is fatty tissue hard feeling or soft feeling? Is fibrous tissue hard feeling? Couldn't they tell a fibrous mass from a suspicious mass? I had a kidney removed that they swore was cancer and turned out to be angiomylipoma now I have another lesion in my left kidney, point is, they removed my whole kidney for a benigh tumor-I don't want to go through the same thing for my breast. I appreciate your answering me and so sorry for the long questions. Thank you kindly and be well.
Sincerely,
Christine
Doctor's Answer
by Cleveland Clinic, Jun 29, 2009 01:00PM
, Jun 29, 2009 01:00PM
Dear Christina: The problem with dense breast tissue is that it can make mammography difficult to read and interpret. That you have felt a new lump is reason for investigation. A lump that is hard is unlikely to be fatty. There are several possible diagnoses that could present rapidly as you describe - and cancer is one of them. The only way to know what this particular lump is - is to biopsy. At least, where the breast is concerned, the standard is to biopsy to determine pathology rather than removind the breast.
I am 51 and presently in the middle of menopause, could menopause affect the breast?
Could a fibrous mass present within 4 months? That's what I'm hoping for.
Again, thank you for your quick response. This will be my last question.
Sincerely,
Christine