lumps

ebarry

In the back of my mind I've wondered about breast lumps. I was told that mine are cysts. I looked up lumps on the net to know how to cypher what is questionable and what is b9. I read that round lumps and smooth ones are usually b9. Lumps that are irrigular in shape, and have the rough feeling like a lemon or orange are questionable.

   I read several testimonies of women who asked their doctor about their so called b9 cysts. They discovered although the mammo or mir did not pick it up that they were cancerous. Can't be too careful once you've been dx with bc. Will look up the link and put it up...very interesting.

mom3band1g

My dcis lump did not show up on mammo or ultrasound.  It did feel hard and not squishy at all but did feel round and I guess smooth.  It did not 'move' around either.  Good luck.

ebarry

Here is the source... 

What is it? A malignant lump that is made of abnormal breast tissue cells, growing in an uncontrolled way.

What does it feel like? A malignant lump will have an irregular shape (not round) with a pebbly surface, somewhat like a golf ball. It will be very hard, like a slice of raw carrot. It may not be movable during a breast self-exam, but since tissue around it may move, it's sometimes hard to know if the lump is moving, or if healthy tissue around it is moving. A clinical breast exam and a mammogram will help to clear up the diagnosis. A needle biopsy would provide more information about the lump.

Where is it? Breast cancer can be located near the surface, or deeper inside the breast, close to the chest wall. It can also occur in the armpit area, where there is more breast tissue.

 
http://breastcancer.about.com/od/risk/a/lump_overview.htm