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'''Breast diseases''' can be classified either with disorders of the [[ |
'''Breast diseases''' can be classified either with disorders of the [[integument]], or disorders of the [[reproductive system]]. A majority of breast diseases are noncancerous.<ref name="urlMedlinePlus: Breast Diseases">{{cite web |url=http://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/breastdiseases.html |title=MedlinePlus: Breast Diseases |work= |accessdate=}}</ref> |
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'''Breast awareness''' is a goal of the '''breast health''' movement. Rather than promoting the largely ineffective, formally structured [[breast self-examination]]s, breast awareness promotes informal familiarity with the normal state of a woman's breasts. |
'''Breast awareness''' is a goal of the '''breast health''' movement. Rather than promoting the largely ineffective, formally structured [[breast self-examination]]s, breast awareness promotes informal familiarity with the normal state of a woman's breasts. |
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Breast diseases can be classified either with disorders of the integument, or disorders of the reproductive system. A majority of breast diseases are noncancerous.[1]
Breast awareness is a goal of the breast health movement. Rather than promoting the largely ineffective, formally structured breast self-examinations, breast awareness promotes informal familiarity with the normal state of a woman's breasts.
Neoplasms
A breast neoplasm is an abnormal mass of tissue in the breast as a result of neoplasia. A breast neoplasm may be benign, as in fibroadenoma, or it may be malignant, in which case it is termed breast cancer. Either case commonly presents as a breast lump. Approximately 7% of breast lumps are fibroadenomas and 10% are breast cancer, the rest being other benign conditions or no disease.[2]
Phyllodes tumor is a fibroepithelial tumor which can either benign, broderline or malignant.
Malignant neoplasms (breast cancer)
Among women worldwide, breast cancer is the most common cause of cancer death.[3] Breast self-examination (BSE) is an easy but unreliable method for finding possible breast cancer.[4] Factors that appear to be implicated in decreasing the risk of, early diagnosis of. or recurrence of breast cancer are regular breast examinations by health care professionals, regular mammograms, self-examination of breasts, healthy diet, and exercise to decrease excess body fat.[5]
Fibrocystic breast changes
Also called: fibrocystic breast disease, chronic cystic mastitis, diffuse cystic mastopathy, mammary dysplasia
Infections and inflammations
These may be caused among others by trauma, secretory stasis/milk engorgement, hormonal stimulation, infections or autoimmune reactions. Repeated occurrence unrelated to lactation requires endocrinological examination.
- bacterial mastitis
- mastitis from milk engorgement or secretory stasis
- mastitis or mumps
- chronic subareolar abscess
- tuberculosis of the breast
- syphilis of the breast
- retromammary abscess
- actinomycosis of the breast
- duct ectasia syndrome
- breast engorgement
Abnormal nipple conditions
Abnormal nipple conditions include:
Other breast conditions
- supernumerary breasts
- gynecomastia (males)
- Mondor’s disease
- Paget's disease of the breast
- nipple discharge, galactorrhea
- breast cyst
- mastalgia
- galactocoele
See also
References
- ^ "MedlinePlus: Breast Diseases".
- ^ Page 739 in: Mitchell, Richard Sheppard; Kumar, Vinay; Abbas, Abul K.; Fausto, Nelson. Robbins Basic Pathology. Philadelphia: Saunders. ISBN 1-4160-2973-7.
{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link) 8th edition. - ^ World Health Organization (2006). "Fact sheet No. 297: Cancer". Retrieved 2007-04-26.
{{cite web}}: Unknown parameter|month=ignored (help) - ^ Breast Self Examination at The Breast Site
- ^ Seven things you should know about breast cancer risk Harvard College. Last updated June 2008
Further reading
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