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Breast Lump Removal: Illustrated Series

Causes of breast lumps

Female breast

Normal female breast anatomy

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Call your health care provider if new, unusual, changing, or "dominant" lumps are noted in breast tissue during your breast self-examination.

Also call for an appointment if you are a woman:

• 40 or older, and have never had a baseline mammogram
• 35 or older, with a mother or sister who've had breast cancer, or you have a past medical history of breast, uterine (endometrial), ovarian, or colon cancer
• 25 or older, and you are not sure how to perform a  breast self-examination

Review Date: 10/31/2005
Reviewed By: Jeremy Goverman, M.D., Department of Trauma and Critical Care, Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston, MA. Review Provided by VeriMed Healthcare Network.

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