Breast lumps can be caused by:

1. Breast cancer
2. Breast cysts (a fluid-filled sac in your breast that's usually benign)
3. Fibroadenoma (a solid, benign mass most common in young women)
4. Fibrocystic breasts (lumpy or rope-like breast tissue)
5. Injury or trauma to the breast
6. Intraductal papilloma (a benign, wartlike growth in a milk duct)
7. Lipoma (a slow-growing, doughy mass that's usually harmless)
8. Mastitis (an infection in breast tissue that most commonly affects women who are breast-feeding)
9. Milk cyst (galactocele) — a milk-filled cyst that's usually harmless

• Definition
• When to see a doctor

March 15, 2018