Lump and Dimpling- mammo and ultrasound clear

I had a similar experience. I found a dimple in my right breast right under the nipple on the areola. It’s only visible when I raise my arm. I’ve had an ultrasound and a diagnostic mammogram and both were negative. I went to a breast specialist and she said it is nothing to worry about, just lazy ligaments from two pregnancies and weight fluctuations. I believed that for a while but after having pain and some itchiness for the last couple of months I’m not convinced that’s all it is anymore. I called yesterday and sat up another appointment with the same breast specialist but unfortunately they can’t work me in until September 5. I go from being scared I have BC to thinking I’m just overthinking things, back to having BC and planning my funeral! It’s miserable to have this much fear and worry. I hope you all find out what’s going on.Praying you all get benign results!

Mandy, do keep us updated.

I’m hoping for lazy ligaments too but that doesn’t explain the drastic nipple change.

I’ve been getting burning/stabbing pains in that breast that made me think I should get checked but I kept forgetting to make the appointment. The nipple change though, I was on the phone the next morning and checked an hour later.

I so hope we all are ok. Please, keep me updated. Finding you both makes me feel less alone.

Not to scare you, but to make sure you follow up...About two years ago, I had a palpable lump and an indentation about two inches long and maybe 1/2 in wide. Was sent for a mammogram and ultrasound which showed nothing. Followed up with the breast surgeon and was told it was just normal changes as we grow older and was nothing to worry about.

Earlier this year, I noticed the indentation had become more pronounced and my nipple was being pulled to the side. I have small breasts so any change is very noticeable. Figuring it'd be nothing and it'd be brushed off for my age again (I'm 31), I waited until June when I was going to my annual papsmear. I mentioned it to the doctor and she didn't seem concerned but sent me to another Mammo and US. After a biopsy, it was confirmed cancer.

I just wonder how different it would have been if I'd been more of an advocate for myself?! Now I'm have a total mastectomy (Surgery Sept 6) and it has spread to my lymph nodes. Just remember, you're paying for the doctor, so push to get what you want!

Sorry it's been a while since I've posted a response. My grandfather was put in hospice and passed away in a matter of a few days so it's been a crazy week or so.

I did not feel a lump but that worried me bc I'm afraid it's near the chest wall and that's why the u/s and mammo didn't show anything. The pain I feel now even goes into my ribs. If I let myself think too much my mind starts going to scary places so I'm trying to keep myself pre-occupied until my appointment. I pray for you all and hope we all get good news! Keep us posted and I'll let you all know what I find out on the 5th.

Be your own advocate. See a breast specialist. Dimpling is never a good sign.

Boymom77,

    Have you heard anything? Continuing to hope all is well. I do hope you come back and let us know how it went. 

I have ILC.  I had dimpling and then an inverted nipple, but my mammo was negative.  I went to an oncologist because a growth on my thigh came back positive for breast cancer.  My MRI did not pick it up.  My ultrasound did not pick it up.  My PET scan did not pick it up.  I then had a biopsy in a few different areas on the breast when they came up positive for ILC.  Without the growth on my thigh, I could have gone on for years.

Go with your gut.  dimpling is trying to tell you something.  ILC can be extremely hard to pick up on scans because it can be shaped like the cinnamon in a cinnamon swirl cake and not a lump of any kind.

Be pushy.

so just to chime in re: gut feelings here.. I had LCIS which is a pre-cancer that literally has no symptoms, so they say... however my right breast had enlarged and I did feel a painful sensation in the exact spot where the cells were found. My US and Mamo were negative, they told me to come back when I was 40, five years away. I literally had to offer to pay for the MRI out of pocket and sign a waiver stating I would pay for it out-of-pocket should my insurance deny the claim. luckily I had a very nice nurse who pushed for it, she was a nurse from a breast specialist center here in Boston. The MRI showed two areas of enhancement, the biopsy showed pre-cancerous cells.

I opted for a prophylactic bilateral mastectomy because my chances of developing invasive breast cancer were near 60% given all factors combined. That being said, had I not listened to my gut and paid attention to the changes with my breast I would have never known and likely would have discovered it when I was diagnosed with an invasive cancer at 40. The doctor still argues with me there is literally no way the symptom had anything to do with the pre-cancer, so I will never know if it was just my guardian angel looking out for me, or some indication from my body that we haven’t been able to explain in a text book yet.

Moral of this long story,we know our bodies the best, if something doesn’t feel right push for all possible test until you can put your mind at ease.

MiaMay-

The MRI is the most sensitive testing available right now for breast cancer detection. Yes there are extremely, and I mean extremely rare cases like the poster above in which ILC specifically can go undetected just due to the nature in which it can form, but again that is so rare. My BC center told me with a clean MRI I would have a 98% certainty, which is very reassuring. The downside of the MRI is that often times there are false positives, but like somebody else mentioned I would rather deal with the fear of a false positive than missing something. MRI is so sensitive that it will literally laid up anything, even benign breast changes. It was so sensitive that it detected my LCIS which is literally just abnormal cells in situ which haven’t busted out yet to form cancer..

So if that gives you any peace of mind..I would say push for the MRI and if that comes back clean I would not worry. They can’t just take a random biopsy of breast tissue, they actually need to be going into something. Mine started with an MRI, which showed two areas of enhancement, that lead to an MRI guided biopsy in which they were able to pinpoint LCIS.

hi

Have anyone got their MRI report ?

Boymom77 how was your appointment on monday what did they suggest can u update us plz