Types of breast lumps

Question 1

what is a breast abscess

Answer 1

A breast abscess is a pocket of pus that causes inflammation and a sore lump in the breast.
Other symptoms include fever, and tiredness.

Question 2

what is a cyst

common signs

Answer 2

fluid filled sac that develops in the breast tissue

between 35-50 - common in those nearing the menopause
enlarge and can seam to appear overnight

Cysts can feel either soft or hard. When close to the surface of the breast, cysts can feel like a large blister, smooth on the outside, but fluid-filled on the inside. When they are deep in breast tissue, cysts will feel like hard lumps because they are covered with tissue.

Question 3

what is a fibroadenoma

Answer 3

Fibroadenomas are solid, smooth, firm, noncancerous (benign) lumps that are most commonly found in women in their 20s and 30s.

postmenopausal women or hormone therapy

The painless lump feels rubbery and moves around freely
can grow anywhere

Question 4

what does a cancer lump feel like

Answer 4

Breast cancer usually feels like a hard or firm lump (nodule). It usually is irregular in shape (it does not have smooth edges) and may feel like it is attached (fixed) to skin or tissue deep inside the breast so that it cannot be moved without moving breast tissue

key point Is cannot move