A physical examination of the breasts. Your doctor may be able to feel the lump in the breast, or you may feel it yourself during a breast self-exam. A mammogram to obtain X-ray images of the breast and locate the tumor. On a mammogram, a phyllodes tumor appears as a large round or oval mass with well-defined edges.
Adult cat fleas are 1.5 to 3.2 millimeters long. Females are larger than males. Though small, fleas are big enough to see with the human eye. For comparison, a black pepper peppercorn has a diameter of 5 millimeters. Adult cat fleas typically measure 1.5 to 3.2 millimeters in length. The females are bigger than the males, with larger and heavier abdomens.
For other uses, see Flea (disambiguation). Fleas are small flightless insects that form the order Siphonaptera. As external parasites of mammals and birds, they live by consuming the blood of their hosts. Adults are up to about 3 mm (0.12 in) long and usually brown. Bodies flattened sideways enable them to move through their host's fur or feathers; strong claws prevent them from being dislodged.