Description: Shown is a mammogram of a fatty breast with an obvious cancer, indicated by an arrow in lower right corner.
A cancerous tumor in the breast is a mass of breast tissue that is growing in an abnormal, uncontrolled way. The tumor may invade surrounding tissue or shed cells into the bloodstream or lymph system.
A cancerous tumor in the breast is a mass of breast tissue that is growing in an abnormal, uncontrolled way. The tumor may invade surrounding tissue or shed cells into the bloodstream or lymph system.
Source:
Dr. Dwight Kaufman. Diagnosis: Mammogram: Cancer (obvious) National Cancer Institute. February 1994.
