Breast lumps can have causes that aren’t due to underlying disease. Examples include scars, fibroadenomas (benign fibrous growths), lipomas (benign fatty growths), cysts or overgrowth of ducts. Causes include infection, trauma, fibroadenoma, cyst, fat necrosis, or fibrocystic breasts.
Breast lump removal is the surgical removal of a cancerous lump inside the breast. It’s also known as a lumpectomy.
A biopsy can show a lump in the breast is cancerous. The goal of the procedure is to remove the lump and some healthy tissue around the tumor. When your doctor removes healthy tissue and the lump, it will help ensure that all cancer cells are gone.
A mastectomy may also be done, which is a complete surgical removal of the breast. Evidence shows that a lumpectomy is just as effective as a mastectomy in the early stages of breast cancer, according to Shah Piles Hospital.