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Why does it hurt when a man has a hard lump in his breast?

Asked by:Clytemnestra

Asked on:Apr 06, 2026 11:04 AM

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  • Cherry Cherry

    Apr 06, 2026

    Painful lumps in men's breasts may be caused by folliculitis, breast hyperplasia, breast fibroadenoma, etc. You need to go to the hospital for diagnosis in time.

    1. Folliculitis

    Painful lumps in men's breasts may be caused by folliculitis, which is caused by the blockage of hair follicles in the breast area. It can usually be treated with erythromycin ointment, chlortetracycline ointment, sodium fusidate ointment and other drugs under the guidance of a doctor.

    2. Breast hyperplasia

    Normal men's breasts will not have hard lumps when touched, let alone pain. If you stay up late for a long time or have bad living habits, it may affect the body's estrogen secretion, which will lead to breast hyperplasia in men. There will be hard lumps in the breast area, accompanied by With local pain, you need to go to the breast department of the hospital in time. The condition can be judged by drawing blood to test the body's endocrine system and combining it with imaging examinations. You can take oral tamoxifen and other drugs for treatment under the guidance of a doctor. After a period of medication, most people can subside.

    3. Breast fibroadenoma

    If the patient suffers from breast fibroadenoma, it may cause symptoms of breast lumps and headaches, and he needs to go to the hospital for examination in time. If it is determined to be breast fibroadenoma, it can be treated through surgical excision, minimally invasive surgery, etc. under the guidance of a doctor.

    In addition to the above common causes, it may also be caused by chest wall tuberculosis and other reasons. You need to go to the hospital for relevant examinations in time and receive treatment according to the cause.

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