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[[Breast lumps]] are more commonly found in [[Menopause classification|premenopausal]] women, becoming less frequent with age.<ref>{{Cite book | last1 = Kumar | first1 = Vinay | last2 = Abbas | first2 = Abul K. | last3 = Fausto | first3 = Nelson. | last4 = Robbins | first4 = Stanley L. (Stanley Leonard) | last5 = Cotran | first5 = Ramzi S. | title = Robbins and Cotran pathologic basis of disea | date = 2005 | publisher = Elsevier Saunders | location = Philadelphia | isbn = 978-0-7216-0187-8 | pages = }}</ref> | [[Breast lumps]] are more commonly found in [[Menopause classification|premenopausal]] women, becoming less frequent with age.<ref>{{Cite book | last1 = Kumar | first1 = Vinay | last2 = Abbas | first2 = Abul K. | last3 = Fausto | first3 = Nelson. | last4 = Robbins | first4 = Stanley L. (Stanley Leonard) | last5 = Cotran | first5 = Ramzi S. | title = Robbins and Cotran pathologic basis of disea | date = 2005 | publisher = Elsevier Saunders | location = Philadelphia | isbn = 978-0-7216-0187-8 | pages = }}</ref> | ||
The most common etiologies are [[Fibroadenoma|fibroadenomas]], [[Breast cyst|cysts]] and [[Breast cancer|carcinomas]]. The probability of malignancy on a [[breast lump]] increases with age.<ref>{{Cite book | last1 = Kumar | first1 = Vinay | last2 = Abbas | first2 = Abul K. | last3 = Fausto | first3 = Nelson. | last4 = Robbins | first4 = Stanley L. (Stanley Leonard) | last5 = Cotran | first5 = Ramzi S. | title = Robbins and Cotran pathologic basis of disea | date = 2005 | publisher = Elsevier Saunders | location = Philadelphia | isbn = 978-0-7216-0187-8 | pages = }}</ref> | The most common etiologies are [[Fibroadenoma|fibroadenomas]], [[Breast cyst|cysts]] and [[Breast cancer|carcinomas]]. The probability of malignancy on a [[breast lump]] increases with age.<ref>{{Cite book | last1 = Kumar | first1 = Vinay | last2 = Abbas | first2 = Abul K. | last3 = Fausto | first3 = Nelson. | last4 = Robbins | first4 = Stanley L. (Stanley Leonard) | last5 = Cotran | first5 = Ramzi S. | title = Robbins and Cotran pathologic basis of disea | date = 2005 | publisher = Elsevier Saunders | location = Philadelphia | isbn = 978-0-7216-0187-8 | pages = }}</ref> | ||
Factors like the woman’s age and physical characteristics of the mass, palpated by the clinician, may provide clues about its etiology on an initial assessment, | Factors like the woman’s age and physical characteristics of the mass, palpated by the clinician, may provide clues about its etiology on an initial assessment. However, a definitive diagnosis must be pursued, since all [[breast lumps]] warrant thorough evaluation.<ref>{{Cite book | last1 = Bickley | first1 = Lynn S. | last2 = Szilagyi | first2 = Peter G. | last3 = Bates | first3 = Barbara | title = Bates' guide to physical examination and history taki | date = 2009 | publisher = Wolters Kluwer Health/Lippincott Williams Wilkins | location = Philadelphia | isbn = 0-7817-8058-6 | pages = }}</ref> | ||
Every [[Breast lumps|palpable mass]], whose benign nature cannot be appropriately assessed by ultrasound, will require biopsy for tissue diagnosis. This also applies | Every [[Breast lumps|palpable mass]], whose benign nature cannot be appropriately assessed by ultrasound, will require biopsy for tissue diagnosis. This also applies to lesions that cannot be visualized by [[mammography]]. The role of the [[mammography]] in this setting is also to look for other coincident lesions that may not be palpated.<ref>{{Cite book | last1 = Andreoli | first1 = Thomas E. | last2 = Cecil | first2 = Russell L. (Russell La Fayette) | title = Andreoli and Carpenter's Cecil essentials of medicin | date = 2010 | publisher = Saunders/Elsevier | location = Philadelphia, PA | isbn = 978-1-4160-6109-0 | pages = }}</ref> | ||
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Editor-In-Chief: C. Michael Gibson, M.S., M.D. [1]; Associate Editor(s)-in-Chief: João André Alves Silva, M.D. [2]
Overview
Breast lumps, or breast palpable masses, are the second most common breast symptoms, after mastalgia. These must be distinguished from the normal nodularity of the breast.[1] They can be of cystic or solid nature, which can’t be appropriately distinguished just based on physical examination.[2] Usually a breast lump is only palpable after reaching 2 cm of diameter.[3] Breast lumps are more commonly found in premenopausal women, becoming less frequent with age.[4] The most common etiologies are fibroadenomas, cysts and carcinomas. The probability of malignancy on a breast lump increases with age.[5] Factors like the woman’s age and physical characteristics of the mass, palpated by the clinician, may provide clues about its etiology on an initial assessment. However, a definitive diagnosis must be pursued, since all breast lumps warrant thorough evaluation.[6] Every palpable mass, whose benign nature cannot be appropriately assessed by ultrasound, will require biopsy for tissue diagnosis. This also applies to lesions that cannot be visualized by mammography. The role of the mammography in this setting is also to look for other coincident lesions that may not be palpated.[7]
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- ↑ Kumar, Vinay; Abbas, Abul K.; Fausto, Nelson.; Robbins, Stanley L. (Stanley Leonard); Cotran, Ramzi S. (2005). Robbins and Cotran pathologic basis of disea. Philadelphia: Elsevier Saunders. ISBN 978-0-7216-0187-8.
- ↑ Andreoli, Thomas E.; Cecil, Russell L. (Russell La Fayette) (2010). Andreoli and Carpenter's Cecil essentials of medicin. Philadelphia, PA: Saunders/Elsevier. ISBN 978-1-4160-6109-0.
- ↑ Kumar, Vinay; Abbas, Abul K.; Fausto, Nelson.; Robbins, Stanley L. (Stanley Leonard); Cotran, Ramzi S. (2005). Robbins and Cotran pathologic basis of disea. Philadelphia: Elsevier Saunders. ISBN 978-0-7216-0187-8.
- ↑ Kumar, Vinay; Abbas, Abul K.; Fausto, Nelson.; Robbins, Stanley L. (Stanley Leonard); Cotran, Ramzi S. (2005). Robbins and Cotran pathologic basis of disea. Philadelphia: Elsevier Saunders. ISBN 978-0-7216-0187-8.
- ↑ Kumar, Vinay; Abbas, Abul K.; Fausto, Nelson.; Robbins, Stanley L. (Stanley Leonard); Cotran, Ramzi S. (2005). Robbins and Cotran pathologic basis of disea. Philadelphia: Elsevier Saunders. ISBN 978-0-7216-0187-8.
- ↑ Bickley, Lynn S.; Szilagyi, Peter G.; Bates, Barbara (2009). Bates' guide to physical examination and history taki. Philadelphia: Wolters Kluwer Health/Lippincott Williams Wilkins. ISBN 0-7817-8058-6.
- ↑ Andreoli, Thomas E.; Cecil, Russell L. (Russell La Fayette) (2010). Andreoli and Carpenter's Cecil essentials of medicin. Philadelphia, PA: Saunders/Elsevier. ISBN 978-1-4160-6109-0.