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Review

Breast Lump

Michael C. Perry
H Kenneth Walker  1 , W Dallas Hall  1 , J Willis Hurst  1
, editors.
In: Clinical Methods: The History, Physical, and Laboratory Examinations. 3rd edition. Boston: Butterworths; 1990. Chapter 170.
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Breast Lump

Michael C. Perry.
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A breast lump is any discrete mass noticed by the patient, significant other, or physician. Rarely, nonpalpable masses may be detected by screening mammography.

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    1. Pilnik S. Leis HP Jr. Clinical diagnosis of breast lesions. In: Gallager HS, Leis HP Jr, Synderman RK, Urban JA, eds. St. Louis: CV Mosby, 1978;75–97.

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