title: The breast pain clinic: a rational approach to classification and treatment of breast pain.
abstract: Three hundred and fifty women complaining of breast pain symptoms of sufficient severity to interfere with their normal lifestyle were reviewed in a special breast pain clinic over a 5 year period. Seventy-two patients (21%) had spontaneous resolution of breast pain and they required reassurance only before discharge. Of the remaining 278 patients, accurate classification of breast pain syndromes was achieved in 89%, the commonest syndrome being cyclical breast pain which accounted for 54% of the women followed up. The remaining womens' breast pain was classified as trigger zone (14%), continuous (8%), Tietze's disease (5%), spinal root (4%), duct ectasia (4%) and psychological depression (2%). In the remaining 25 patients (9%) the breast pain could not be classified. The experience from this clinic is that a majority of women complaining of severe breast pain symptoms can be accurately classified and appropriate therapy instituted.
authors: University Department of Surgery, City Hospital, Nottingham, UK.
authors: C D
authors: CD
authors: Griffith
authors: C S
authors: CS
authors: Dowle
authors: C P
authors: CP
authors: Hinton
authors: R W
authors: RW
authors: Blamey
mesh_terms: D001940:Breast; D002908:Chronic Disease; D003518:Cyclopenthiazide / Q000627:therapeutic use; D003613:Danazol / Q000627:therapeutic use; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D010146:Pain / Q000145:classification / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000209:etiology*
chemical_list: D003613:Danazol; D003518:Cyclopenthiazide