Breast problems and diseases in puberty.
Consultation regarding mammary pathology is frequent in teenagers; therefore gynaecologists and paediatricians must train to treat it appropriately, since it is different from the one observed in adult women. The main pathologies at this stage are mastalgias, development anomalies and benign tumours originating in fibro-connective tissue.
Hospital de Clínicas José de San Martín, University of Buenos Aires, Gynecology Division, Córdoba 2321, Buenos Aires, Argentina. mar@consultoriointegarl.com.ar
José María
JM
Méndez Ribas
D000293:Adolescent; D001940:Breast / Q000002:abnormalities* / Q000254:growth & development / Q000473:pathology; D001941:Breast Diseases / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000473:pathology; D001943:Breast Neoplasms / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000473:pathology; D016504:Breast Self-Examination; D002648:Child; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D011627:Puberty; D016217:Ultrasonography, Mammary