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===Common Causes=== | ===Common Causes=== | ||
*[[Mastitis|Benign inflammatory periductal mastitis]] | * [[Mastitis|Benign inflammatory periductal mastitis]] | ||
* [[Breast abscess]] | |||
*[[Breast abscess]] | * [[Breast cancer]] | ||
* [[Fibroadenoma|Breast adenoma]] | |||
*[[Breast cancer]] | * [[Blunt trauma|Breast trauma]] | ||
* [[Glands of Montgomery|Cysts of Montgomery]] | |||
*[[Fibroadenoma|Breast adenoma]] | * [[Duct ectasia of breast]] | ||
* [[Birth control|Estrogen and progestin]] | |||
*[[Blunt trauma|Breast trauma]] | * [[Birth control|Etonogestrel and ethinyl estradiol]] | ||
* [[Lipoma|Fibro-adeno-lipoma]] | |||
*[[Glands of Montgomery|Cysts of | * [[Galactocele]] | ||
* [[Pregnancy|Glandular thickening due to hormonal changes of pregnancy]] | |||
*[[Duct ectasia of breast]] | * [[Gynecomastia]] | ||
* [[Hematoma]] | |||
*[[Birth control|Estrogen and progestin]] | * [[Hypertrophy]] | ||
* [[Lymph node|Intramammary lymph node]] | |||
*[[Birth control|Etonogestrel and ethinyl estradiol]] | * [[Lipoma]] | ||
* [[Premenstrual syndrome]] | |||
*[[Lipoma|Fibro-adeno-lipoma]] | * [[Progestin]] | ||
* [[Breast cyst|Retroareolar cyst]] | |||
*[[Galactocele]] | * [[Breast cyst|Simple cyst]] | ||
*[[Pregnancy|Glandular thickening due to hormonal changes of pregnancy]] | |||
*[[Gynecomastia]] | |||
*[[Hematoma]] | |||
*[[Hypertrophy]] | |||
*[[Lymph node|Intramammary lymph node]] | |||
*[[Lipoma]] | |||
*[[Premenstrual syndrome]] | |||
*[[Progestin]] | |||
*[[Breast cyst|Retroareolar cyst]] | |||
*[[Breast cyst|Simple cyst]] | |||
===Causes by Organ System=== | ===Causes by Organ System=== | ||
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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 determined 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]
Causes
Life Threatening Causes
There are no life-threatening causes.
Common Causes
- Benign inflammatory periductal mastitis
- Breast abscess
- Breast cancer
- Breast adenoma
- Breast trauma
- Cysts of Montgomery
- Duct ectasia of breast
- Estrogen and progestin
- Etonogestrel and ethinyl estradiol
- Fibro-adeno-lipoma
- Galactocele
- Glandular thickening due to hormonal changes of pregnancy
- Gynecomastia
- Hematoma
- Hypertrophy
- Intramammary lymph node
- Lipoma
- Premenstrual syndrome
- Progestin
- Retroareolar cyst
- Simple cyst
Causes by Organ System
Causes in Alphabetical Order
References
- ↑ 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.