Where are breast cancer lumps usually found?

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Where are breast cancer lumps usually found?

About half of cancerous breast lumps appear in the upper, outer quadrant of the breast, extending into the armpit. About 18 percent of breast cancer tumors show up in the nipple area. Around 11 percent are found in the lower quadrant, and 6 percent are located in the lower, inner quadrant.

Can you see a breast cancer lump?

A lump in your breast or underarm that doesn’t go away. This is often the first symptom of breast cancer. Your doctor can usually see a lump on a mammogram long before you can see or feel it.

What are the symptoms and signs of breast cancer?

Early warning signs of breast cancer.

  • Non-invasive breast cancer symptoms.
  • Invasive breast cancer symptoms.
  • Inflammatory breast cancer symptoms.
  • Metastatic breast cancer symptoms.
  • Papillary carcinoma symptoms.
  • Symptoms of angiosarcoma of the breast.
  • Phyllodes tumor symptoms.
  • Male breast cancer symptoms.
  • The Breast Cancer Centers at CTCA.

    • What can cause a lump in your breast?

    Symptoms. Most traumatic breast injuries will not result in severe side effects.

  • Risks and complications. Fat necrosis is a common complication that can occur after an injury to the breast.
  • When to see a doctor. Although many people can experience a lump in their breast,following an injury,this does not mean they should ignore a new lump.
  • Takeaway.

    • What does a breast lump feel like?

    When a person is examining their breast, the lump may feel soft or hard. At the skin surface, a person may think the lump feels like a large blister. If the cyst is deeper in the breast, it may feel hard due to the tissue covering it. Cysts can go away on their own, but in some cases a doctor may drain the fluid.

    What are the symptoms of a lump in the breast?

    – swelling of all or part of the breast – skin irritation or dimpling – breast pain – nipple pain or the nipple turning inward – redness, scaliness, or thickening of the nipple or breast skin – a nipple discharge other than breast milk – a lump in the underarm area