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Breast lumps are considered as one of the prevalent symptoms among women. Breast lumps can be found by individuals or clinical breast examination. Although, breast lumps are often determined as benign masses,they can be the first common presentation of breast cancer and require more clinical and imaging studies <ref>Barton MB, Elmore JG, Fletcher SW. Breast Symptoms among Women Enrolled in a Health Maintenance Organization: Frequency, Evaluation, and Outcome. Ann Intern Med. ;130:651–657. doi: 10.7326/0003-4819-130-8-199904200-00005</ref>. | |||
Benign breast disease includes wide range of lesions which originate from either mammary epithelium or other mammary tissues. Breast lumps may be related to vascular, inflammatory or traumatic pathologies <ref>Lanyi, M. Mammography : diagnosis and pathological analysis. Berlin New York: Springer-Verlag, 2003. Print</ref> | |||
==References== | ==References== | ||
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Overview
Breast lumps are considered as one of the prevalent symptoms among women. Breast lumps can be found by individuals or clinical breast examination. Although, breast lumps are often determined as benign masses,they can be the first common presentation of breast cancer and require more clinical and imaging studies [1]. Benign breast disease includes wide range of lesions which originate from either mammary epithelium or other mammary tissues. Breast lumps may be related to vascular, inflammatory or traumatic pathologies [2]
References
- ↑ Barton MB, Elmore JG, Fletcher SW. Breast Symptoms among Women Enrolled in a Health Maintenance Organization: Frequency, Evaluation, and Outcome. Ann Intern Med. ;130:651–657. doi: 10.7326/0003-4819-130-8-199904200-00005
- ↑ Lanyi, M. Mammography : diagnosis and pathological analysis. Berlin New York: Springer-Verlag, 2003. Print