Breast health

This article deals with health related issues of Breast.

Cancer

Main article: Breast Cancer

Breast Pain

Main article: Mastalgia

Infections and inflammations

These may be caused among others by trauma, secretory stasis/milk engorgement, hormonal stimulation, infections or autoimmune reactions. Repeated occurrence unrelated to lactation requires endocrinological examination.

Pre-malignant diseases

Carcinoma in situ, a pre-malignant condition which can progress to a malignant cancer

Malignant diseases

Malignant diseases include:

Breast cancer
Paget%u2019s disease of the nipple, also known as Paget%u2019s disease of the breast

Benign conditions

Benign conditions include:

Congenital disorders
- inverted nipple
- supernumerary nipples/supernumerary breasts (polymazia / polymastia) /duplicated nipples
Aberrations of normal development and involution
- cyclical nodularity
- breast cysts
- fibroadenoma - benign tumor
- gynecomastia (males)
- nipple discharge, galactorrhea
- mammary fistula
Fibrocystic disease / Fibrocystic changes
Pregnancy-related
- galactocoele

Fibrocystic Breast Condition

Main article: Chronic cystic mastitis

Also called: fibrocystic breast disease, Chronic cystic mastitis, Diffuse cystic mastopathy, Mammary dysplasia

Discharge from the nipples

Abnormal nipples

Nipples

Inverted nipples

Inverted nipple

Hygiene

Mastitis

- bacterial mastitis
- mastitis from milk engorgement or secretory stasis
- mastitis of mumps
- chronic intramammary abscess
- chronic subareolar abscess
- tuberculosis of the breast
- syphilis of the breast
- retromammary abscess
- actinomycosis of the breast
- Mondor%u2019s disease
- duct ectasia syndrome
- breast engorgement

Breast
Mammary gland
Paget's Disease of Breast
Mondor's disease
Mastalgia
Accessory breast

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Ovaries/Oogenesis	Germinal epithelium %u2022 Tunica albuginea %u2022 cortex (Cumulus oophorus, Stroma) %u2022 Medulla
Fallopian tubes	Isthmus %u2022 Ampulla %u2022 Infundibulum %u2022 Fimbria
Ligaments	Broad (components: Mesovarium, Mesosalpinx, Mesometrium contents: Round of uterus, Proper of ovary) %u2022 Suspensory of ovary %u2022 Cardinal
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