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Lumpectomy
by jammin, Nov 09, 2005 12:00AM
Hi, I am a little nervous about my upcoming surgery to have a large lump removed from my left breast, upper outer quadrant.
I first noticed the lump 1 yr ago when I finished nursing my daughter the lump was drained and it was a galactocele cyst. 6 mon later this lump reappeared I put it off thinking it was the cyst again. It was getting bigger and bigger and thought I better have it looked at. My Dr. was unable to aspirate sent me for an ultrasound and discovered it was a solid mass and thought maybe a fibroadenoma?? I was seen by a surgeon and he wants to remove and biopsy instead of a needle biopsy.I am curious if anyone has seen or heard of a cyst turning into anything else both my Dr. and the surgeon cannot explain it to me.
I first noticed the lump 1 yr ago when I finished nursing my daughter the lump was drained and it was a galactocele cyst. 6 mon later this lump reappeared I put it off thinking it was the cyst again. It was getting bigger and bigger and thought I better have it looked at. My Dr. was unable to aspirate sent me for an ultrasound and discovered it was a solid mass and thought maybe a fibroadenoma?? I was seen by a surgeon and he wants to remove and biopsy instead of a needle biopsy.I am curious if anyone has seen or heard of a cyst turning into anything else both my Dr. and the surgeon cannot explain it to me.
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by CCF-RN,MSN-rf, Nov 10, 2005 12:00AM
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