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What Causes Lump In Between The Breasts?

Just yesterday I realized I have a lump in the middle of my chest. Its right in between my breasts. It hurts when i press it and I even get pain in my back directly behind it sometimes. I did not have the lump before but that area did hurt starting last sunday and then I was even short of breath or whenever I would breath it would hurt, and the deeper I would breathe in the worse it hurt. Im not sure what is going on.



Mon, 25 Aug 2014
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welcome to Health care magic.
1.Lump with pain radiating to the back and shortness of breath seems like a infective aetiology ( bacterial infection - Abscess, infective cyst).
2.If you are mu patient i would have examined and ask for the ultrasound lump / lesion. ( helps in assessing the nature of lesion, its source and extensions)
3.After that depending on the nature - an FNAC - fine needle aspiration cytology to evaluate the kind of cells ( benign / malignant / infective)
4.If infective a small incision and drainage is the treatment of choice.
5.If mass lesion - depending on extension removal will be planned.
Hope it helps you. Wish you a good health.
Anything to ask ? do not hesitate. Thank you.
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What Causes Lump In Between The Breasts?

welcome to Health care magic. 1.Lump with pain radiating to the back and shortness of breath seems like a infective aetiology ( bacterial infection - Abscess, infective cyst). 2.If you are mu patient i would have examined and ask for the ultrasound lump / lesion. ( helps in assessing the nature of lesion, its source and extensions) 3.After that depending on the nature - an FNAC - fine needle aspiration cytology to evaluate the kind of cells ( benign / malignant / infective) 4.If infective a small incision and drainage is the treatment of choice. 5.If mass lesion - depending on extension removal will be planned. Hope it helps you. Wish you a good health. Anything to ask ? do not hesitate. Thank you.