Brest lumps

[karla616]

Hello couple years ago I found a lump on my right breast...so i panic and went to my doctor and i had a altrasound done and they said it was just fatty tissue.... then had a mammagram just to make sure and it come back normal. But lately its been hurting bad and have a new doc, so i had a appoiment  and he said just to wait and the pain go's and comes and everytime it hurt cant stop thinking the worst... what should i do?


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[zouzi]

You welcome Karla616
I am glad you have made the appointment to see your doctor.There is nothing better than having peace of mind!.
Good luck and I hope that there is nothing there to worry about.
Best wishes...

[karla616]

Thanks for taking time to answer my question... the pain has gone away now, but i did make an appoiment to get it check out because every month is the same thing... thanks once again.

[zouzi]

Hi,
A fatty tissue lump, could develop in any location where there is fat tissue and it's called a lipoma.
A lipoma is a benign (non-cancerous) tumor composed of fatty tissue.  There is generally no treatment needed of a lipoma, if it is not causing you problems,like pain and tenderness,and if the radiologist is sure that it's a lipoma.  
The pain you are experiencing is rarely a symptom of breast cancer because breast cancer is almost never painful,but it could be that the lump got infected or inflamed.  
I would advise you to call your doctor for an examination and to see if the painful lump can be removed.This procedure is done under local anesthesia as an outpatient with minimal pain and quick recovery.The specimen should be sent to a pathology lab to confirm the diagnosis.The entire lipoma, including it's outer lining, is usually removed to prevent recurrence.
Take care...