Breast lump from bruise

[pushka]

3 weeks ago I believe I bumped my left breast on my bedroom door handle.  A few days later a large lump appeared with a faint yellow sheen on it.  Within days a massive bruise covered 2/3rd's of my breast..I take warfarin so am used to this occurring.  The bruise has all but gone now, but the lump is still there, still the same size and very prominent.

I went to the urgent care centre today, hoping they might be able to treat the lump immediately if it was found to be a Hematoma which needed draining or anything. The doc who examined me said that the lump was quite large for the kind of injury I described, thought I ought to have fallen over to get such a large lump, and said that it may just be a result of the trauma, but has recommended a Mammogram be taken asap.  He asked me to make an appt. with my doctor for tomorrow, so that the mammogram can be ordered.

Has anyone had similar circumstances?  I know that I was concerned that a lump may have been developing on another part of my left breast in the days before this one appeared, and that I can barely remember bumping my breast, so was unsure whether or not the lump/bruising was from an injury, but the bruise did take the typical route of all bruises as in colour changes, spreading due to gravity and use of warfarin etc.

[pushka]

It occurred to me earlier that the doctor who examined me stated that the lump could be fatty deposits from the injury..I presume he meant Fat Necrosis?  Has anyone had to deal with this, in a largish lump, and was the lump surgically removed or were you just advised to use heat to compress the lump so that it is re-absorbed more quickly?

I think it would be great if this is the diagnosis I am finally given following the mammogram and/or other procedures.

Thanks for the replies so far :)

[pushka]

Thank you Katrin, I was concerned about this, amongst other things...I've been watching these forums for the whole 3 weeks, looking up messages about bruises, breast lumps, hematomas, lol..drove myself mad!

[katarina777]

There also seems to be some relationship between bruises caused by injury to the breast and cancerous tumors. I do not know how often this happens but a lump growing and covered by a bruise due to an injury is not always a reason to ignore it.

Katrin

[pushka]

Thanks for your reply.  I've been telling myself all the time that this is just going to be a hematoma or, as the doctor mentioned today, a fatty deposit as a result of injuring myself..but I'm sure you know how difficult it is to be positive.  My sister in law died from breast cancer in 2003 and I know her initial lump was quite big when it first presented..I suppose I've been a little obsessed by every lump and bump in my own breasts since then..I did have a lumpectomy in my right breast 3 years ago, but that was a benign lump, very small too, fortunately.

Thanks for your reassurances regarding the mammogram..I was saddened that the procedure couldn't take place today, that I have to wait to receive my GP's referral for it, but I will try to be patient and will let you know when I have some results from it..

All the best,

[zouzi]

Hi,
As your doctor has suggested,this lump and bruise could be from the injury you sustained...but of course he cannot be sure of that.Ordering a Mammogram is the right thing to do to make sure that there isn't an underlying problem..and also to check the developing lump that you suspected having in the same breast,prior to the injury.
I really hope that it's nothing serious,but it's always safer to have lumps in the breasts investigated.Please let us know,if you wish,about the results of your Mammogram.
Wishing you all the best...