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Breast Exams

Last modified on April 24, 2008

QUESTION: Are there any cases in which a doctor found a cancerous lump with palpation that was not detected by X-ray or sonogram? ANSWER: Yes, it is possible for a palpable lump—a lump you can feel—to be a cancer, even it isn't visible on a mammogram or a sonogram (ultrasound is another word for the same test). In fact, about 25% of breast cancers…

Should I see doctor for armpit pain?

Last modified on October 07, 2008

Question from Jayne: I get confused about breast self-exams. I have been having pain in my left armpit—I can't feel anything on the outside, but I feel that there is something that I cannot palpate. Is this something I should see my gynecologist or my primary care doctor about? Answer — Beth DuPree, M.D., F.A.C.S.: It's understandable…

February 2006: Risk Reduction

Last modified on July 20, 2009

about risk reduction in the special section, , here at www.breastcancer.org. Back to top Question from Jayne: I get confused about breast self-exams. I have been having pain in my left armpit—I can't feel anything on the outside, but I feel that there is something that I cannot palpate. Is this something I should see my gynecologist or my primary…

New Device Gauges Breast Tumor Margins During Surgery

Last modified on May 04, 2009

there are no rapid noninvasive imaging technologies for margin assessment," Dr. Wilke said. "In the operating room, the most simplistic is physician palpation of the lumpectomy specimen." Mammography of the specimen has also been used, but it is only two-dimensional unless multiple views are taken, she noted. In contrast, with this kind of X-ray or MR…

AACR Health Disparities: High Risk Features Mark Breast Cancer in Mexican-American Women

Last modified on February 17, 2009

showed that a high percentage of breast cancers in Mexican-American women were detected by palpation rather than screening mammography, suggesting higher stage tumors. "We feel like we're just at the tip of the iceberg," Dr. Martinez said. "We're just starting to figure out whether the pattern for Hispanic/Latina women is the same as what we know…

Sorting Out the Mammography Mess

Last modified on January 25, 2010

practice guidelines and by advocacy organizations, and enthusiasm for teaching formalized breast self-exam has diminished. "However, a practical issue is that many women present to clinicians and are ultimately diagnosed with breast cancer based on self-palpation of a mass." In addressing the benefits of screening mammography, Wendie A. Berg, MD…

May 2008: After Surgery: Short-term and Long-term Effects

Last modified on August 22, 2008

. While we don't do imaging routinely on the reconstructed breast, we do examine the breast visually and with palpation to look for any issues with healing or any signs of recurrence. Back to top Question from JKO: Since mastectomy in 2006, I have muscle spasms in the pectoral muscle and pain along the incision area. I have lymphedema in my left arm…