title: [Breast pain: differential diagnosis and therapy].
abstract: Mastodynia is the most frequent symptom of all breast symptoms which is experienced by a large number of women at some stage in their lives. At least 6 patterns of mastodynia can be distinguished clinically. Hormones, steroids, prolactin-inhibitors, vitamins, antioestrogen, diuretics, alternative drugs and surgery are used in therapy. But only controlled studies allow to demonstrate the effects of a therapy in comparison to a placebo response rate. Several investigators tried to find parameters to predict the response to the different therapies. The management options from the literature are discussed and evaluated.
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Brun del Re
mesh_terms: D001940:Breast; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D010146:Pain / Q000209:etiology*; D059408:Pain Management
vernacular_title: Brustschmerzen: Differentialdiagnose und Therapie.