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What Is The Difference Between A Mass, Cyst And Tumor?

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Question : What's the difference between a mass and a lump?
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Answered by Dr. Panagiotis Zografakis (37 minutes later)
Brief Answer:
no real difference

Detailed Answer:
Hello,

although there is no real difference (and lump is not a medical term) we usually use the word "mass" for suspiciously malignant lumps. Lumps could be anything from simple cysts to malignant tumors. We tend to call lumps the benign protuberances or palpable structures within the breast but any (benign or malignant) structure is a lump.

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What Is The Difference Between A Mass, Cyst And Tumor?

Brief Answer: no real difference Detailed Answer: Hello, although there is no real difference (and lump is not a medical term) we usually use the word "mass" for suspiciously malignant lumps. Lumps could be anything from simple cysts to malignant tumors. We tend to call lumps the benign protuberances or palpable structures within the breast but any (benign or malignant) structure is a lump. Kind Regards!