A small coin sized lump on the chest

[Praveen88]

Hi all,
    
I am 23 year old male.

     I have a Lump on my Right chest, 1 cm to the right of the Aveola . This Lump is about 1 cm in diameter and also there is are many small lump like structures around it. The Lump is not painful even if i touch it, but all the lump like structures are painful when i touch it. I also dont see any colour change in the skin or any Nipple discharge. Due to this my Right chest is swollen and looks bigger than the left chest. I also do not have any breathing troubles and this Lump was noticed by me around 3 weeks back and it has grown just a little after i noticed it. This lump is mobile lump. It is not fixed to that place. When i press it, it moves a cm from its position and comes back to the original position when i release it.

   I have consulted a doctor and he told it is Fat accumulation (Lipoma) and it requires a surgery to remove it. I would like to get some suggestion if it is something that i have to really worry about. Or is it Cyst formed in the breast tissue.

I also got to know about Gynaecomastia, will there be a possibility for that?

Can anyone please help.

Thanks!
Praveenkumar.

[thinkpinkribbon]

A second opinion is recommended. To reassure you, breast cancer in men is rather rare. Before surgical excision, mammography and fine needle aspiration are recommended.

[zouzi]

Hi,
Malignancy in the male breast is very rare,but it could happen especially to much older men.
All the things you have mentioned are possibilities.
If your doctor has recommended removal of the lump without ordering some type of testing beforehand and you are not sure of his/her diagnosis,I would advise you to seek a second opinion preferably with a Breast Specialist who might agree with your doctor to have the lump removed or might want to further investigate this problem by ordering a blood hormone level test,an ultrasound,a mammogram or even a biopsy..
Gynecomastia is a condition usually occurring in teenage boys caused by hormonal imbalance,but it can also occur in adult men with high levels of estrogen causing glandular tissue growth.
You should tell your physician about all medications (prescribed or illegal) that you might be taking that could cause this problem
I doubt that your condition indicates breast cancer,but the best advice I could give is to seek a second opinion,just to make sure what this lump represents.
Best wishes...