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Re: 3rd time posted- breast lump question for the docs

From: samir fouad Aziz MD (anonymous@obgyn.net)
Tue, 17 Dec 2002 06:17:28 -0600 (CST)


At Mon, 16 Dec 2002, anne wrote: >
>I recently came off HRT after 2 1/2 years. I have had lumpy breasts.
>About 2 years ago I had a small lump and had a biopsy by a very good
>breast surgeon who just retired. Anyhow , the needle biopsy was neg.
>This lump changed and my Gyn took it out- was fine. Now I have another-
>very small-R outer quadrant of breast. I had diagnostic mammo and US-
>both neg. My doc says I have lumpy breasts. Should I have this out? He
>doesn't seem worried. I have a friend that they just watched her lump
>(different docs) and then she had cancer. This makes me nervous. Thanks
>for some help with this. Anne

if you have a definite lump this should be removed for examination,but if you have fibroadenosis,which might be called lumpy breast,there is no need to worry.

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