title: Benign breast disorders.
abstract: Full understanding of benign breast disease should enable the obstetrician-gynecologist to appropriately evaluate symptoms, distinguish between benign and malignant processes, determine which benign breast lesions require surgical management, and identify patients who are at increased risk of developing breast cancer. This article reviews nipple discharge, breast pain, palpable breast masses, adolescent breast disorders, inflammatory lesions (including mastitis and breast abscesses), and benign breast abnormality detected on imaging and biopsy. Each topic provides a review of the clinical presentation, a discussion of the appropriate workup, and a further description of specific etiology within each category.
authors.affiliation: Program in Women's Oncology, Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Women and Infants Hospital, Warren Alpert Medical School of Brown University, 222 Richmond Street, Providence, RI 02903, USA. Electronic address: maonstad@gmail.com.
authors.forename: Michaela
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Onstad
authors.forename: Ashley
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Stuckey
mesh_terms: D001940:Breast / Q000473:pathology*; D001941:Breast Diseases / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000473:pathology; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008327:Mammography; D010173:Palpation
keywords: Adolescent breast disorders; Inflammatory breast conditions; Mastalgia; Nipple discharge; Palpable breast masses