Iam a 23 year old woman who had a breast surgery and then after two weeks,I developed a solid mass in the exact place where a lump was removed.what could the cause of the solid mass be.its now a month and its notdissappearing
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January 10, 2016
Answer: Breast surgery for a mass and now there is a second solid mass
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