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The term used to describe the benign condition that may have caused Ms. Barker's breast mass is benign breast disease (BBD. BBD is group of noncancerous breast conditions that causes irregular lumps, cysts, sensitive nipples, and itching (bk).According to Sangma, Panda, and Dasiah (2013), BBDs is classified as either pathological or clinical. Pathologically, BBDs is divided into non-proliferative lesions, proliferative lesions without atypia, and atypical proliferative lesions. Clinically, BBDs is categorized as physiologic swelling and tenderness, nodularity, breast pain, palpable lumps, nipple discharge, and infections or inflammation. The classification of BBDs may cause confusion due to a lack of clarity in differentiating between the normal …show more content…

The occurrence in this age group is associated with hormonal changes. On breast surface, a cyst feels soggy to touch and hard when deeply embedded (bk). Other fibrocystic conditions include solid lesions such as adenosis- enlarged breast lobules, epithelial hyperplasia with or without atypia, apocrine metaplasia, radial scar, and papilloma. Cysts cannot reliably be differentiated from solid masses by clinical breast examination or mammography. Thus, an ultrasonography and fine needle aspiration (FNA) cytology for diagnosis are regarded as most accurate (Guray & Sahin, …show more content…

DCIS is the most common type of non-invasive breast cancer. In most cases, there are no signs or symptoms caused by DCIS, thus, detected during mammogram as small clusters of calcifications with irregular shapes and sizes. Although it is not life-threatening, DCIS increase the risk of developing an invasive breast cancer later on hence treatment is required immediately. Most women with DCIS are successfully treated with breast-conserving surgery and radiation (Mayo Clinic,

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