Summary
Definition
History and exam
Key diagnostic factors
- presença de fatores de risco
- mastalgia
- nódulos simétricos difusos por toda a extensão das duas mamas
Other diagnostic factors
- idade entre 30 e 50 anos
- descarga mamilar
- massa mamária palpável
Risk factors
- menopausa de início tardio
- primeiro parto em idade avançada
- nuliparidade
- obesidade
- terapia de reposição de estrogênio
Diagnostic investigations
1st investigations to order
- mamografia
- ultrassonografia das mamas
Investigations to consider
- aspiração do cisto
- biópsia de mama
Treatment algorithm
mastalgia
descarga mamilar
Contributors
Authors
Sonia Sugg, MD
Professor of Surgery
Division of Surgical Oncology and Endocrine Surgery
University of Iowa Hospitals and Clinics
Iowa City
IA
Disclosures
SS declares that she has no competing interests.
Ingrid Lizarraga, MBBS, FACS
Clinical Associate Professor
Division of Surgical Oncology and Endocrine Surgery
University of Iowa Hospitals and Clinics
Iowa City
IA
Disclosures
IL declares that she has no competing interests.
Acknowledgements
Dr Sonia Sugg and Dr Ingrid Lizarraga would like to gratefully acknowledge Dr Sophia Fu, Dr Sarah E. Colwick, Dr Hernan I. Vargas, Dr Carol Scott-Connor, Dr Anjali Thawani, and Dr Jesse Dirksen, the previous contributors to this topic. SEC, HIV, CSC, AT and JD declare that they have no competing interests.
Disclosures
SF, SEC, HIV, CSC, AT, and JD declared that they had no competing interests.
Peer reviewers
Fred Dirbas, MD
Assistant Professor of Surgical Oncology
Stanford University
Stanford
CA
Disclosures
FD declares that he has no competing interests.
Justin Stebbing, MA, MRCP, MRCPath, PhD
Consultant Medical Oncologist/Senior Lecturer
Imperial College Healthcare NHS Trust
Charing Cross Hospital
London
UK
Disclosures
JS declares that he has no competing interests.
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