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Hi Dr. Nordquist. I am a 2 year breast cancer survivor. I had chemo,and radiation. My cancer was hormone receptor negative, so I am not on any medication. I have been having incredibly strong pain in my chest under the part of the breast where the tumor was removed. The pains are not constant, but come and go. I had an x ray, when I told my oncologist about the pain. Now I feel (under my breast) a lump the size of a golf ball, once again it is somewhat under the lumpectomy scar. Could this just be "scar tissue", since it is near the scar? I say this because I also have little lumps in the breast near the scar and when they did a mamography/ultrasound, they said those lumps must be from the incision. But this other lump is under the breast. Should I be concerned? Thank you for your time.
Impossible to say what they are without an examination. Call your oncologist or your surgeon and have 1. x-ray mammograms done, 2. MRI mammograms & ultrasound scans done & 3. have thin needle aspiration biopsies done on the lump. With these things done you will know what it is and if necessary further action can be done.
Good luck!
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Claes-Gustaf Nordquist, M.D.
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I`m a doctor of medicine and a specialist in radiation therapy and medical oncology. I have long experience in diagnostics and treatment of breast tumours.
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I'm a Doctor of Medicine and specialist in Medical Oncology and Radiation Therapy educated & trained in Sweden. Now retired. Background in Radiation Therapy, Medical Oncology, Radiation Protection, Nuclear Medicine, Diagnostic Radiology, Gynecological Oncology, Clinical Pathology, Clinical Cytology,Hematology and Internal Medicine. M.D. from the faculty of medicine, Royal Karolinska Institute, Stockholm, Sweden. Have also been an exchange student at the Hebrew University, Hadassah Medical School, Jerusalem Israel. Former medical consultant, Swedish National Board of Radiation Protection. Former Police Surgeon and Medical Examiner, Stockholm Police Department. Former Chief Medical Officer, The Royal Guards, The Royal Horse Guards and the Royal Household Brigade, Royal Swedish Army Medical Corps.You can also reach me on: http://www.lifestylerescue.com/expert/health-fitness-advice/dr-claes-gustaf/128 I have no restrictions on the number of questions there.
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