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[7] [9] If a mass/lump is felt during a physical exam some features of the lump that would point to malignancy would be painless, non moveable (fixed), irregularly shaped, and skin changes. Mammography is rarely indicated for men since breast cancer is an unlikely diagnosis. [ 7 ]
Treatment is by aspiration of the contents or by excision of the cyst. Antibiotics are given to prevent infection. [3] Galactoceles may be associated with oral contraceptive use. [4] They have been known to present, although rarely, after Breast augmentation and Breast reduction. [5]
A skin tag, or acrochordon (pl.: acrochorda), is a small benign tumor that forms primarily in areas where the skin forms creases (or rubs together), such as the neck, armpit and groin. They may also occur on the face, usually on the eyelids. Though tags up to 13 mm (1 ⁄ 2 inch) long have been seen, [2] they are typically the size of a grain ...
The periareolar glands of Montgomery in the breast are also called Montgomery tubercles or Morgagni tubercles. These periareolar glands are small, papular tissue projections at the edge of the areola (nipple).Obstruction of the Montgomery tubercles may result in an acute inflammation, a clear or light brownish fluid may drain out of the areola (nipple discharge), and an subareolar mass may ...
New methods under development are supposed to remove the lipomas without scarring. One is removal by injecting compounds that trigger lipolysis , such as steroids or phosphatidylcholine . [ 27 ] [ 30 ] Other potential methods based on tissue-targeted heating include cauterization , electrosurgery , and harmonic scalpel .
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The axillary lymph nodes or armpit lymph nodes are lymph nodes in the human armpit. Between 20 and 49 in number, they drain lymph vessels from the lateral quadrants of the breast, the superficial lymph vessels from thin walls of the chest and the abdomen above the level of the navel, and the vessels from the upper limb. They are divided in ...