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[34andscared]

My 8 yr old daughter felt a lump directly under her right nipple last week.  It is about the size of half of a cashew nut.  She noticed it while taking a bath.  We obviously went to the doctor the following day and they did blood work and that all came back "normal"; however, they wanted to do an ultrasound to check on it further.  So, we did that today - and I'm still waiting to hear results.  Just wondering what this could be and if it's common for 8 yr old girls to get "lumps" in their chest area...????  I'm still going to proceed with getting answeres on this, but any info you could provide me would be helpful.  Thanks.

[BhumikaMD]

Hi,

Lumps are not normal in an 8 year old child , but they could be found in some cases and more often than not, they are usually benign and resolve on their own.

Do not panic and let the reports come in, also, you could consult a pediatrician and breast specialist if required.

Let us know if you need any other help.

Regards.

[Lucy33]

I just wanted to let you know that I have a fourteen year old daughter that went through the same thing at that age.  I am a breast cancer survivor and when my daughter was eight she showed me a lump in her breast.  I immediately called the doctor and made an appointment for an ultrasould.  Well, after several tests they said that it was nothing (probably just her breasts beginning to develop).  Plus they said that they never heard of breast cancer in girls that young.  She now is pretty much devoloped and I took her to a "breast" specialist last year and he said that everything was fine.   So, from one mom to another.....please try not to worry.....I'm sure everything will be okay.