Breast disease

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Breast disease Classification and external resources
MeSH	D001941

This article deals with health related issues of Breast.

Breast diseases can be classified either with disorders of the integuement, or disorders of the reproductive system.

Contents 1 Cancer 2 Breast Pain 3 Infections and inflammations 4 Pre-malignant diseases 5 Malignant diseases 6 Benign conditions 7 Fibrocystic Breast Condition 8 Discharge from the nipples 9 Abnormal nipples 10 Inverted nipples 11 Mastitis 12 References 13 See also

[edit] Cancer

A majority of breast diseases are noncancerous.^[1]

Main article: Breast Cancer

[edit] Breast Pain

Main article: Mastalgia

[edit] Infections and inflammations

These may be caused among others by trauma, secretory stasis/milk engorgement, hormonal stimulation, infections or autoimmune reactions. Repeated occurrence unrelated to lactation requires endocrinological examination.

[edit] Pre-malignant diseases

• Carcinoma in situ, a pre-malignant condition which can progress to a malignant cancer

[edit] Malignant diseases

Malignant diseases include:

• Breast cancer
• Paget’s disease of the nipple, also known as Paget’s disease of the breast

[edit] Benign conditions

Benign conditions include:

• Congenital disorders
  • inverted nipple
  • supernumerary nipples/supernumerary breasts (polymazia / polymastia) /duplicated nipples
• Aberrations of normal development and involution
  • cyclical nodularity
  • breast cysts
  • fibroadenoma - benign tumor
  • gynecomastia (males)
  • nipple discharge, galactorrhea
  • mammary fistula
• Fibrocystic disease / Fibrocystic changes
  • cysts
  • epithelial hyperplasia
  • epithelial metaplasia
  • papillomas
  • adenosis
• Pregnancy-related
  • galactocoele

[edit] Fibrocystic Breast Condition

Main article: Chronic cystic mastitis

Also called: fibrocystic breast disease, Chronic cystic mastitis, Diffuse cystic mastopathy, Mammary dysplasia

[edit] Discharge from the nipples

[edit] Abnormal nipples

Nipples

[edit] Inverted nipples

Inverted nipple

[edit] Mastitis

• • bacterial mastitis
  • mastitis from milk engorgement or secretory stasis
  • mastitis of mumps
  • chronic intramammary abscess
  • chronic subareolar abscess
  • tuberculosis of the breast
  • syphilis of the breast
  • retromammary abscess
  • actinomycosis of the breast
  • Mondor’s disease
  • duct ectasia syndrome
  • breast engorgement

[edit] References

[edit] See also

• Breast
• Mammary gland
• Paget's Disease of Breast
• Mondor's disease
• Mastalgia
• Accessory breast

v • d • e Diseases of the pelvis, genitals and breasts (N40-N99, 600-629) Inflammatory diseases of female pelvic organs Pelvic inflammatory disease: Salpingitis · Oophoritis · Hydrosalpinx · Parametritis · Vaginitis · Vulvitis Noninflammatory disorders of female genital tract Endometriosis (Adenomyosis) · prolapse (Cystocele, Rectocele, Urethrocele) obstetric fistulae (Vesicovaginal fistula, Rectovaginal fistula) Ovarian cyst · Endometrial polyp · Retroverted uterus · Asherman's syndrome · Hematometra · Leukorrhea menstruation (Amenorrhoea, Oligomenorrhea, Menorrhagia, Menometrorrhagia, Metrorrhagia, Dysmenorrhea) intercourse (Dyspareunia, Vaginismus) · Mittelschmerz Atrophic vaginitis · Habitual abortion · Female infertility (Anovulation) · Ovarian hyperstimulation syndrome Diseases of male genital organs prostate: Benign prostatic hyperplasia · Prostatitis testicle/epididymis: Hydrocele testis · Spermatocele · Testicular torsion · Orchitis · Epididymitis · Male infertility (Azoospermia, Oligospermia) penis: Phimosis · Balanoposthitis · Balanitis · Priapism · Sexual dysfunction (Erectile dysfunction) · Peyronie's disease Hematospermia · Retrograde ejaculation Disorders of breast Chronic cystic mastitis · Mastitis · Gynecomastia · Galactorrhea · Mastodynia · Nipple discharge · Galactocele · Ptosis See also congenital conditions (Q50-Q56, 752)

v • d • e Congenital malformations and deformations of integument (Q80-Q84, 757) Congenital ichthyosis Epidermolytic hyperkeratosis - Harlequin type ichthyosis - Ichthyosis lamellaris - Ichthyosis vulgaris - Netherton syndrome - X-linked ichthyosis - Zunich-Kaye syndrome Epidermolysis bullosa Epidermolysis bullosa simplex - Epidermolysis bullosa dystrophica Other skin disease Hereditary lymphedema - Mastocytosis - Meleda disease - Naegeli syndrome - Urticaria pigmentosa - Incontinentia pigmenti - Ectodermal dysplasia - EEM syndrome - Hay-Wells syndrome - Kindler syndrome - Port-wine stain - Cutis laxa - Darier's disease - Pseudoxanthoma elasticum - Keratosis pilaris DNA repair-deficiency disorder: Bloom syndrome - Rothmund-Thomson syndrome - Xeroderma pigmentosum Nail disease Leukonychia - Pachyonychia congenita Malformations of breast Amastia - Accessory breast - Athelia - Supernumerary nipple - Micromastia Hair disease Monilethrix - Sabinas brittle hair syndrome see also non-congenital (L, 680-709)