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* | * [[Cysts]] | ||
*:* Common in premenopausal women > 40 years old | *:* Common in premenopausal women > 40 years old | ||
*:* Less frequent in younger women (10% of breast masses in women < 40 years old) | *:* Less frequent in younger women (10% of breast masses in women < 40 years old) | ||
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*:* Often fluctuate with menstrual cycle | *:* Often fluctuate with menstrual cycle | ||
*:* Especially common during periods of hormonal irregularity | *:* Especially common during periods of hormonal irregularity | ||
* | * [[Fibroadenoma]]s | ||
* | *Prominent Fibrocystic Change(without a dominant mass) | ||
* | *[[Fat necrosis]] | ||
* | *[[Malignancy]] | ||
==References== | ==References== | ||
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Causes
- Cysts
- Common in premenopausal women > 40 years old
- Less frequent in younger women (10% of breast masses in women < 40 years old)
- Uncommon in postmenopausal women not on hormone replacement therapy (HRT)
- Often fluctuate with menstrual cycle
- Especially common during periods of hormonal irregularity
- Fibroadenomas
- Prominent Fibrocystic Change(without a dominant mass)
- Fat necrosis
- Malignancy