title: Diagnosis and treatment of cysts of the breast.
abstract: The diagnosis and treatment of cysts of the breast are described. Surgical intervention in the vast majority of affected patients may be avoided by pneumocystography, a procedure involving puncture of the cyst, aspiration of its contents, air insufflation and interpretation of radiographs obtained in at least two planes. A smooth inner wall of the cyst indicates the common benign lesion. Irregularity of the inner wall is an absolute indication for surgical excision of the lesion.
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D001941:Breast Diseases / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000628:therapy; D003560:Cysts / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000628:therapy; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008327:Mammography; D008875:Middle Aged; D011029:Pneumoradiography; D011677:Punctures; D013817:Thermography; D014172:Transillumination