Mastalgia. Tailoring treatment to type of breast pain.
Breast pain is a common, often distressing problem among women. After significant disease is ruled out, most patients respond to simple reassurance. Others, however, require treatment because symptoms interfere with their lifestyle. The authors offer practical suggestions for tailoring treatment for these patients according to type of pain--cyclical mastalgia, non-cyclical mastalgia, or chest wall pain.
Steinbrunn
B S
BS
Hennepin County Medical Center, Minneapolis, MN 55415, USA.
Zera
R T
RT
Rodriguez
J L
JL
D001940:Breast; D001943:Breast Neoplasms / Q000503:physiopathology; D001971:Bromocriptine / Q000627:therapeutic use; D003613:Danazol / Q000627:therapeutic use; D005228:Fatty Acids, Essential / Q000627:therapeutic use; D005260:Female; D006727:Hormone Antagonists / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D006801:Humans; D008041:Linoleic Acids; D031665:Oenothera biennis; D010146:Pain / Q000145:classification / Q000188:drug therapy* / Q000209:etiology; D010938:Plant Oils; D012307:Risk Factors; D013629:Tamoxifen / Q000627:therapeutic use; D017965:gamma-Linolenic Acid
D005228:Fatty Acids, Essential; D006727:Hormone Antagonists; D008041:Linoleic Acids; D010938:Plant Oils; D013629:Tamoxifen; D001971:Bromocriptine; C028498:evening primrose oil; D017965:gamma-Linolenic Acid; D003613:Danazol