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In ICD-10 the condition is called diffuse cystic mastopathy, or, if there is epithelial proliferation, fibrosclerosis of breast. [26] Other names for the condition include chronic cystic mastitis, fibrocystic mastopathy and mammary dysplasia. [27] The condition has also been named after several people (see eponyms below).
Breast cancer. Breast cancer is cancer of the breast tissues, most commonly arising from the milk ducts. Worldwide, breast cancer is the leading type of cancer in women, accounting for 25% of all cases. [5] It is most common in women over age 50. Signs of breast cancer may include a lump in the breast, a change in breast shape, dimpling of the ...
Specialty. General surgery. A breast cyst is a cyst, a fluid-filled sac, within the breast. One breast can have one or more cysts. They are often described as round or oval lumps with distinct edges. In texture, a breast cyst usually feels like a soft grape or a water-filled balloon, but sometimes a breast cyst feels firm. [1]
Breast pain. Breast pain is the symptom of discomfort in either one or both breasts. [2] Pain in both breasts is often described as breast tenderness, is usually associated with the menstrual period and is not serious. [1][3] Pain that involves only one part of a breast is more concerning, [1] particularly if a hard mass or nipple discharge is ...
Nearly half of women 40 and older have dense breast tissue, according to the National Cancer Institute. Not only are women with dense breasts at higher risk for breast cancer, but those cancers ...
Subareolar abscess, also called Zuska's disease (only nonpuerperal case), is a frequently aseptic inflammation and has been associated with squamous metaplasia of the lactiferous ducts. The duct ectasia—periductal mastitis complex affects two groups of women: young women (in their late teens and early 20s) and perimenopausal women. [3]
Duct ectasia of breast. One of the symptoms of mammary duct ectasia is inverted nipples. Duct ectasia of the breast, mammary duct ectasia or plasma cell mastitis is a condition that occurs when a milk duct beneath the nipple widens, the duct walls thicken, and the duct fills with fluid. This is the most common cause of greenish discharge. [1]
James Paget. Paget's disease of the breast (also known as mammary Paget's disease) is a rare skin change at the nipple nearly always associated with underlying breast cancer. [2] Paget's disease of the breast was first described by Sir James Paget in 1874. [3] The condition is an uncommon disease accounting for 1 to 4% of all breast cancers cases.