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What Causes Lump Under The Skin Of Right Areola?

My 14 yr old daughter has a lump under the skin of her right areola when applying pressure or squeezing there seems to be some discharge coming from the areola area she says the lump doesn t hurt only when she squeezes the area or touches it to much what do you think this might be?
posted on Sun, 16 Mar 2014
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HI.
IT is possible to have such presentation due to hormonal changes. I would advise such a patient to have a clinical examination done by a Surgeon and undergo ultrasonography to confirm what it is.
This may not be a serious problem considering her age.
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What Causes Lump Under The Skin Of Right Areola?

HI. IT is possible to have such presentation due to hormonal changes. I would advise such a patient to have a clinical examination done by a Surgeon and undergo ultrasonography to confirm what it is. This may not be a serious problem considering her age.