What is the Definition of a Cancerous Lump in the Breast?

Both males and females can develop lumps in the breast. A large percentage of these are not cancerous. A cancerous lump may look and feel the same as a lump that is not cancerous.

Malignant

A cancerous lump in the breast is made up of body cells and referred to as a tumor that is malignant. Malignant means that these cells will metastasize, or spread and grow.

Invasion

A cancerous lump has cells that are different from typical body cells. These reproduce as a much faster rate than normal cells. They may break off from the tumor and invade and destroy tissue surrounding the lump.

Bloodstream

The cancerous cells will continue to travel through the tissue, into the lymph nodes and into the bloodstream to cause damage to other parts of the body as well.

Cancerous Lump Symptoms

The breast lump that is cancerous may be characterized by symptoms such as external bruising without cause, nipple suddenly becoming inverted, blood-tinged nipple discharge and newly wrinkled breast skin.

New Lump

If you regularly check yourself, then you know your body well and will be able to identify when a new lump in the breast appears. Have a doctor find out if it cancerous or not.