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Definition
Breast pain
Typically during menses and pregnancy
Related to Hormones |
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Term
What is fibrocyctic breast disease? |
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Definition
A benign breast disorder
Characterized by the development of a bunch of cysts |
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Term
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Definition
firm round measurable masses
occurring puberty-menopause
common cause of breast masses in young women |
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Describe cysts
At what age are they common? |
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Definition
fluid filled sacs usually in ducts
common in ages 30-55 pre-menopause
disappears post menopause |
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Term
Benign proliferative breast disease |
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Definition
Atypical hyerplasia (can be a precursor to cancer)
Lobular carcinoma in situ (LCIS)
-incidental pre-malignant lesions |
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