Assessment of breast mass
Summary
Differentials
Common
- Fibroadenoma
- Fibrocystic breast
- Fat necrosis
- Intraductal papilloma
- Breast abscess
- Invasive breast cancer
- Ductal carcinoma in situ (DCIS)
Uncommon
- Phyllodes tumour
- Adenoma
- Atypical ductal hyperplasia (ADH) and atypical lobular hyperplasia (ALH)
- Radial scar
- Lobular carcinoma in situ (LCIS)
Contributors
Authors
Marios-Konstantinos Tasoulis, MD, PhD
Consultant Breast Surgeon
Breast Surgery Unit
The Royal Marsden Hospital NHS Foundation Trust
London
UK
Disclosures
M-KT declares that he has no competing interests.
Acknowledgements
Dr Marios-Konstantinos Tasoulis would like to gratefully acknowledge Professor Anees Chagpar and Dr Matthew Bower, previous contributors to this topic.
Disclosures
AC and MB declare that they have no competing interests.
Peer reviewers
William Dooley, MD, FACS
Director of Surgical Oncology
Department of Surgery
University of Oklahoma
G. Rainey Williams Chair in Surgical Breast Oncology
OU Breast Institute
Oklahoma City
OK
Disclosures
WD declares that he has no competing interests.
Jesus Solier Insuasty Enriquez, MD
Oncology Unit
Hospital Universitario Ramon Gonzalez Valencia
Bucaramanga
Colombia
Disclosures
JE declares that he has no competing interests.
Justin Stebbing, MA, MRCP, MRCPath, PhD
Consultant Medical Oncologist/Senior Lecturer
Department of Medical Oncology
Imperial College/Imperial Healthcare NHS Trust
Charing Cross Hospital
London
UK
Disclosures
JS declares that he has no competing interests.
Guidelines
- Early and locally advanced breast cancer: diagnosis and management
- NCCN clinical practice guidelines in oncology: breast cancer screening and diagnosis
More GuidelinesPatient information
Breast cancer: DCIS (very early breast cancer) in women
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