My 8year old has a small lump under her nipple. Anyone know what this could be?
106613
Could be as simple as an ingrown hair...  At any rate, if it is there towards the end of this week, get it checked out...
363999
you have a lump the size of a lemon and you're asking here what to do?\n\nGet to a Dr whom you trust.  Second opinions are not for nothing!\n\nIf your parents are not terribly concerned, but you are, see your school nurse and let her help you decide what to do.\n\nBest wishes.
1121430
No they don't care. You might want to get them checked by a doctor. Inverted nipples can be an early sign of breast cancer or cyst formation.
363389
All lumps MUST be immediately checked up. Its good that you are going to a doc. It can be a benign cyst. Dont worry too much. Wait for the prognosis. And best of luck !
486531
ask ur ob/gyn about what u can put on them. i had the same problem, and i forgot what the stuff is called, cuz its been 4 years since my child was a baby. but there is some stuff that my dr. gave me, non prescription and perfectly fine for baby if they breast feed when u have it on. it starts with an L but i cant rememeber for the life of me what its called. laniso, sumthin like that. but ask him anyway, and you can buy at any drug store. its a tube of stuff kinda like a thick petroleum jelly kinda stuff, u can put on your nipples that will heal and help sooth your nipples. sorry about not remembering the exact name, but it does wk. and you may have glogged hole in nipple and sometimes nipples can be infected too. ask your ob though and im sure they will help you figure out what is wrong.
600871
I had the same symptoms as a child and it did turn out to be a tumor. It is still there because the risk to take were to great. It started when I was 11 or 12 . I am 32 now so dont getstressed about it being a tumor. Watch her motor skills as well. When cutting paper for some reason it would happen to me as well. A simple CT scan can find it but dont start there. First check vision and sinus tract first. Again there is cause for concern but if you get scary responses on here dont freak out and just follow the steps until the problem is resolved.
460463
My friend had benign tumors that grew in her arms. Go see a doctor!
531814
I can think two reasons. First it may be a Prolactinoma. This is the most common tumor of the pituitary gland. It causes secretion of prolactin that will cause lactation. Or nipple discharge can be a sign of breast cancer. Either way you need to be evaluated.
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First and foremost it does not mean you have cancer. Second of all you should definitely talk to your parents about your concerns and ask to go to the doctor. He/she will probably examine them and send you for a diagnostic mammogram. I had the same problem as you last year and things were fine. The lumps turned out to be cysts which I have since discovered runs in my family. My mother and my sister both have them. One of the things my doctor told me was to notice the size of them before and after my period because one of the characteristics of cysts was that they tend to be bigger right before you start and that after wards they will gradually decrease in size. Let me stress though that I am not a nurse or a doctor and this is just what I was told. You may also want to check with a school nurse and talk to her.\n\nI hope things turn out well for you. I know how scared I was before I got my results and how relieved I was when they came back ok.
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Was the discharge from the actual nipple or the coloured area surrounding the nipple? (click http://images.encarta.msn.com/xrefmedia/aencmed/targets/illus/ilt/T059303A.gif to see a diagram)\nIf it's on the areola, it could be a clogged Montgomery gland (the small lumps on the areola surrounding the nipple). It is quite common to have blocked Montgomery glands.\nPaget's disease is a type of cancer that affects the areola, large ducts and nipple. It is a relatively rare form of breast cancer.\nIf it worsens, see your doctor.
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No one can give you an answer unless they are a doctor, take this lump seriously because it could be something serious. Don't be embarrassed to talk to your parents because it could save your life. A nurse told my son that there was nothing wrong with his testical, and now he has testical cancer and he is going to be a very ill young man of 26 and he had a lump. Best of luck and God guide you to the right decision.
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The chances are the lesion is benign- intraduct papilloma or some other benign lesion. Depending on your age. My suggestion is to go see a doctor; usually a fine needle aspiration which is almost painless will clarify the issue.\n\nKuris, MD
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Wow!  Can't believe a lactation center would say they never heard ot it!  Often, a lump in a breast feeding mother's breast is due to milk-filled cysts or a blocked milk duct.  However, a lump should still always be checked out immediately.\n\nEven though she is nursing, she can have an ultrasound which will show the status of the cyst without any side effects to her or her milk.
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Depending on the size and shape of the "bump" it could be any number of things.  It could be something as harmless as an in-grown hair to cancer.  Any time you notice something on your body that is different for your "normal" appearance you should have it checked by a doctor.  Only by looking at it and possibly by taking a biopsy (a sample of what is inside it) can you ever be sure.  It is always better to be safe and find it is nothing than to do nothing and it be something.  Hope this helps.
1173534
This does not necessarily indicate cancer, but it is extremely appropriate to see a doctor.  There are a few causes of lumps in the breast, many of which are benign.  However, seeing a doctor will not only diagnose your problem, it will also help to ease your mind.
594967
It is probably a cyst. Stop guessing and make an appointment today to get it checked out. You also might have mastitis.\n\nGood luck!
821361
Could be a fibroid, which isn't cancer. Further testing will reveal what it might be. She might have to have a biopsy. This is when they go in...possibly by a broncoscopy (camera down the trachea and into the lungs)...view the area of concern and snip a piece of tissue and then send it out for testing. The pathologist will determine if it's cancerous.\n\nBest wishes.