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Medical Forum / Diseases and Disorders / Breast Cancer / January 2007Another Fibroadenoma Question..
I'm not sure if this is even the correct place to post this, and if it's not, please forgive me. After I had my son in August, I found a lump on my breast. I was told (without examination) that it was a plugged duct & to massage it, etc. It was still there in September, causing me no pain. My OBGYN referred me to the Presbyterian Breast Center. I had an ultrasound & the doctor examined me & confirmed that from the ultrasound, the shape, size, my age (I'm 26) and mobility that it was a fibroadenoma and to come back in 6 months for a followup ultrasound. For some reason, I am STILL concerned about this thing. I've read that they usually do a fine needle aspiration - and that was not done for me. Do I have reason to be concerned, or did they do everything they could to diagnose it? Crystal Guadagno wrote: > I'm not sure if this is even the correct place to post this, and if > it's not, please forgive me. [quoted text clipped - 11 lines] > me. Do I have reason to be concerned, or did they do everything they > could to diagnose it? Breast cancer in women your age is extremely rare, but not impossible. However breast lumps are very common, especially after pregnancy. 6 months follow-up does not sound unreasonable in the absence of any other symptoms and if the ultrasound indicates fibroadenoma. You can always ask for a second opinion, but on the whole as long as it does not increase steadily in size over time, does not become attached to or pull at the skin or nipple, does not bleed or produce discoloured discharge, etc. then there is unlikely to be anything to worry about from this point of view. Should further changes occur which give you concern, then the first thing would be to report this back to your ob/gyn or the breast centre. Tim Jackson Get it checked out...I had the same and then the next year in the other breast cancer popped up...better to be safe than told it's cancer... Pami |
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