WOMENS-HEALTH Messages for August, 2001: Re: Breast Cyst

Re: Breast Cyst

From: Cathy (anonymous@obgyn.net)
Thu, 30 Aug 2001 15:33:03 -0500 (CDT)

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At Thu, 30 Aug 2001, R. Daniel Braun, MD wrote: >
>At Thu, 30 Aug 2001, Cathy wrote:
>>
>>In June a lump was felt in my breast by my ob/gyn. I did have a hard
>>time then feeling it myself until she pointed it out to me. Was sent
>>for a sono and report said cyst. Went to surgeon to be sure and he
>>confirmed it was a cyst and said something to the effect that it was not
>>aspiratable, what ever that means. Well over the past couple of months
>>it seems to have gotten larger and more noticable. My question I guess
>>is do cysts grow or should I be worried? I do have a family history of
>>breast and ovarian cancer. My mom had both and her mom died of ovarian
>>cancer. Any help greatly appreciated.
>
>My guess is he meant it was too small to aspirate. Now that it is
>bigger GO BACK and see him again.
>
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>R.Daniel Braun, MD FACOG FOG
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How large does a cyst need to be to be aspirated?  At the time of the sonogram back in june it was 2.2 cm.

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