title: Chronic cystic masthopathya: twenty-five years experience.
abstract: The pathology and clinical aspect of chronic cystic mastopathy are discussed on the basis of experience gained in 338 cases. The condition was unilateral in 88.7% and bilateral in 11.3% of the cases. More than 50% of the patients belonged into the 40 to 49 years age group. In 5.3% transformation into cancer was observed. In 25.6% of the cancer cases the matopathic change was also detected. Fifty-nine patients had to be operated twice, 26 three or more times. The operation consisted of excision; in two cases mastectomy had to be performed. Of the patients, 95% were followed up; 21% continued to complain of slight pain in the breast.
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000367:Age Factors; D000368:Aged; D001940:Breast / Q000473:pathology; D001941:Breast Diseases / Q000453:epidemiology*; D001943:Breast Neoplasms / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000209:etiology; D005260:Female; D005348:Fibrocystic Breast Disease / Q000150:complications / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000473:pathology; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D006801:Humans; D006814:Hungary; D008875:Middle Aged