ani

[ani2238]

in my end of 2nd trimester of my pregnancy i discovered a hard roundish and oval like lump in my left breast.  I went to my gynicologist and she told me that it is a fibro adanoma.  He did an ultra sound.  As time went by the lump slightly grew.  However after the birth when my breast filled up with milk and alot of it the lump has been growing significanlt.  in a weekin has gone 2s the size and it is becoming painfull especialy wben my breasts are full of milk and hard.  I am going to see a sergion soon.   They all say the chances of it being cancer is 1 out of a million.  But I am very nerveous.  What do you think it may be.  By the way the hospital radiology also confirmed that it is fibro adanoma.  Why is is growing so rapidly?  Should I be worried.

[lhughes]

Not to scare you, but I was misdiagnosed with a lactating adenoma just before my last pregnancy and it turned out to be Stage III breast cancer and I was 8 weeks pregnant.

With that said, yours might indeed be a fibroadenoma, but the only definitive way to tell is to do a biopsy and soon.  That will be the only way to alleviate any fears you might have.

I hope that you have just a fibroadenoma and nothing more.  If you have something more, feel free to contact me.  Been there, done that.  Got my babies and life is still good.

Good Luck!
Lisa

[Cleveland Clinic]

Dear ani,  A fibroadenoma is a benign growth. Fibrooadenomas are distinct on a mammogram or ultrasound and when aspirated - no fluid comes out. As long as the doctor is sure it is a fibroadenoma, there is no need to remove the lump. In 50% of the cases fibroadenomas will go away on their own within 5 years. In others, the life of a fibroadenoma is about 15 years. In teenagers - the tendency is not to remove fibroadenomas. In middle age women, the tendency is to remove the fibroadenomas to be sure they are, in fact, fibroadenomas.