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lumps
by worried20, Aug 29, 2001 12:00AM
Hi thats for your earlier response. I have now seen the specialist who had a feel of the lumps on my chest and said it was nothing to worry about as it was a lipoma. I know it sounds funny but i'm confused as the radiologist said it wasnt a lipoma. Can a lump be a lipoma without 'circumcribed margins'?
The specialist said that a lump which is sitting between my chest wall mucsles and skin cannot be a cancer..is this true?
i'm more confused now.
Also, i found another lump which feels just like the one on my chest in my neck, just a few inches left of the adams apple.
Is it worth getting this checked out also? Its only about a quarter of an inch and pretty small - barely noticable.
Can breast cancer spread away from just my breasts?
Thanks for your help
The specialist said that a lump which is sitting between my chest wall mucsles and skin cannot be a cancer..is this true?
i'm more confused now.
Also, i found another lump which feels just like the one on my chest in my neck, just a few inches left of the adams apple.
Is it worth getting this checked out also? Its only about a quarter of an inch and pretty small - barely noticable.
Can breast cancer spread away from just my breasts?
Thanks for your help
Doctor's Answer
by CCF-RN,MSN-JS, Aug 29, 2001 12:00AM
Dear Worried, Breast cancer starts only in breast tissue, however, it can metatasize (spread) to other areas of the body. The lumps you describe in the locations you’ve described are very unlikely to be breast cancer that has spread, especially in such a young person. It is very unlikely that the lump in between your chest wall muscles and skin is a cancer. Options are to keep an eye on it if it grows or changes or is causing you problems have it removed. The only way that you can know for sure what it is, is by having it removed and examined by a pathologist. This other lump in your neck that you are feeling is most likely a lymph node, these commonly can swell so they are more noticeable at times, for instance when you are fighting an infection. If it is increasing in size and doesn’t go away in a week or so have it checked out.
