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What Causes Dent On Breast And Pain On The Armpits?
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Mon, 24 Nov 2014
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Question : I just noticed a dent on my right breast it doesn't hurt what can cause this i have pain on the side of my armpit like it feels like a pull muscle im 39 can this be breast cancer
Brief Answer:
Ultrasonography of your right breast will be necessary...
Detailed Answer:
Hi
The dent in your right breast is most probably a cyst or fibroadenoma which is a harmless overgrowth of breast tissue.
Women your age are very prone to these kind of fibrocystic changes.
I will advise you to do an ultrasonography of your right breast which will identify any cyst.
The first sign of breast cancer often is a breast lump and i do not think you are having breast cancer.
Regards
DR DE
Ultrasonography of your right breast will be necessary...
Detailed Answer:
Hi
The dent in your right breast is most probably a cyst or fibroadenoma which is a harmless overgrowth of breast tissue.
Women your age are very prone to these kind of fibrocystic changes.
I will advise you to do an ultrasonography of your right breast which will identify any cyst.
The first sign of breast cancer often is a breast lump and i do not think you are having breast cancer.
Regards
DR DE
Above answer was peer-reviewed by :
Dr. Vinay Bhardwaj
I have read the dent can be tumor that arent seen or felt
Brief Answer:
Core needle biopsy to rule out malignancy
Detailed Answer:
Hi
Most dents in breast are benign condition.
It sometimes shrink or disappear on their own.
If any space occupying lesion is found in the ultrasonography then i would advise you to do a core needle biopsy to rule out malignancy.
This test uses a larger needle to collect tissue samples from the dent which go to a lab for analysis.
If the biopsy comes out as fibroadenoma which is a benign condition then you can go for cryoablation.
In this procedure a thin, wand-like device (cryoprobe) is inserted through your skin to the fibroadenoma.
A gas is used to freeze the tissue.
You do not need to worry and your symptoms suggest you are not having breast cancer.
If you have no more clarifications then please rate the answer and close the thread.
Regards
DR DE
Core needle biopsy to rule out malignancy
Detailed Answer:
Hi
Most dents in breast are benign condition.
It sometimes shrink or disappear on their own.
If any space occupying lesion is found in the ultrasonography then i would advise you to do a core needle biopsy to rule out malignancy.
This test uses a larger needle to collect tissue samples from the dent which go to a lab for analysis.
If the biopsy comes out as fibroadenoma which is a benign condition then you can go for cryoablation.
In this procedure a thin, wand-like device (cryoprobe) is inserted through your skin to the fibroadenoma.
A gas is used to freeze the tissue.
You do not need to worry and your symptoms suggest you are not having breast cancer.
If you have no more clarifications then please rate the answer and close the thread.
Regards
DR DE
Above answer was peer-reviewed by :
Dr. Vinay Bhardwaj
Thank you but the dent is like a line i feel not a lump but a hard line as shaped of the dent i have thsts a line
Brief Answer:
Not breast cancer
Detailed Answer:
Hi
As the dent is like a line and there is no lump there is more chance of it being not cancer.
But I will still advise you to do the ultrasonography to rule out the cause.
If you have no more clarifications then please rate the answer and close the thread.
Regards
DR DE
Not breast cancer
Detailed Answer:
Hi
As the dent is like a line and there is no lump there is more chance of it being not cancer.
But I will still advise you to do the ultrasonography to rule out the cause.
If you have no more clarifications then please rate the answer and close the thread.
Regards
DR DE
Above answer was peer-reviewed by :
Dr. Bhagyalaxmi Nalaparaju
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