When to Seek Medical Attention

Any of these symptoms need checked out by your physician:

• A lump or thickening in the breast or armpit that is new or unusual.


• A change in the size or shape of the breast.


• Skin changes, such as a dimple or pucker in the skin of the breast.


• Discharge or bleeding from the nipple that comes out without squeezing the nipple.


• A change in the nipple, such as a nipple that is now drawn inward (retraction or inversion).


• Scaling or crusting of the nipple.


• A change in the color or feel of the skin of the breast or the darker area around the nipple (areola).