Can a hard big lump with sharp edges be benign?

Di1980

Hi!

Has any of you had a big hard lamp with sharp edges that was benign?

leaf

I have not, but the hardness of the lump is rarely diagnostic. Deep lumps are usually hard.

In this study of breast lumps with a normal mammogram, about 1.4% were breast cancer. http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/16050876

This article says that Most benign breast tumors possess well-defined, sharp boundaries that delineate them from surrounding tissues, as opposed to malignant tumors. http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/9533580

Anamia3-me

yes. Birads V. Excisional lumpectomy. Bening. 6 months follow up.

Di1980

My hard lump turned out to be an abcess.