Suture granuloma?

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pkb3937
pkb3937 Member Posts: 54
edited June 2017 in Breast Reconstruction

has anyone experienced this .  I am 3 years post bilateral mastectomy with reconstruction , and I am feeling a small "bead like" bump at the end of my scar on the side that was cancer free.

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  • besa
    besa Member Posts: 1,088
    edited March 2014

    I had a suture granuloma (also sometimes called "spitting a stitch").   It quickly worked its way to the surface leaving a tiny hole that in my case healed without issue. 

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  • pkb3937
    pkb3937 Member Posts: 54
    edited March 2014

    how long post op was it when that happened?  

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  • mammalou
    mammalou Member Posts: 823
    edited March 2014

    I have one of those and they think it is fat necrosis.

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  • mnmbeck
    mnmbeck Member Posts: 313
    edited March 2014

    I had that....I don't know if you are on the picture forum or not, but if you are, you can kind of see it as a red spot on my scar.  I didn't take any close-ups of it.  My BS told me she thought it was a suture, and I kept meaning to mention it to the PS, but forgot.  I had my exchange surgery a couple of days ago (5 months after BMX).  I haven't looked super closely at my new scars, but I'm assuming it is gone.  It didn't give me any problems when it was there.  Hopefully, you won't, either!

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  • besa
    besa Member Posts: 1,088
    edited March 2014

    PKB3937- I can't remember the time frame exactly but it was probably within a year of my DIEP.  I just googled this and came up with a (medical) journal article where a suture granuloma took 5 years to form- see link below.

    http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3644453/

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  • mysunshine48
    mysunshine48 Member Posts: 1,480
    edited February 2016

    This thread has not been active for awhile, but I have a small, round lump at the 3:00 mark on the same breast as my original tumor was. Not the same spot. I had a double mastsectomy. Anyway, I went to my breast surgeon a month ago and he did an ultrasound. He thought it was a stitch granuloma, but will check in 3 months (now two) to see if there are any changes. If so, a biopsy. Oh, my gosh! I am worried.

    Anyone out there who knows more about this, or has had this experience?

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  • hjjman
    hjjman Member Posts: 1
    edited June 2017

    Just had what I am praying is a suture granulom; almost same spot as my original tumor....6 years ago to the week :( Had removed Thursday and waiting for pathology....what a long weekend. :(


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  • SpecialK
    SpecialK Member Posts: 16,486
    edited June 2017

    hjjman - same for me, same time period - this was a 3cm mass, found on PET scan last year, right at my original tumor site from 2010. It was a suture granuloma, along with metaplasia, and other inflammatory process. It was cleaned out in an already scheduled surgery (implant downsize) and the pathology came back in about 4-5 days. Hoping for the same for you! I know it is hard waiting.

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