Breast Cancer/white blisters

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Expert: - 7/29/2011


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QUESTION: i am a 77 year old man.i noticed small blister like white heads smaller then a pin inside my areola.i cant reach them to pop there are about 15 of then deep in my areola.they are small look like white blisters.they dont itch just form a little ring on areola near bottom of ring.are they cancer or mamory glands,even though i am a male

ANSWER: Breast cancer in males does exist though rare. Your symptoms however are most probably not associated with breast cancer. It seems to me to be a rather normal variation. But since I can not check you let a doctor do it to be on the safe side.


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QUESTION: the small blister white heads  are inside a small raised patch of skin in areolathe skin is flesh colored and when i run my hands under the raised skin i feel the whit heads .no itching or redness just small flesh conored under skin/think it is montogomery glands and nothing to be concerned about

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I agree. But since I have not seen it let a doctor check it anyway!



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