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Breast LumpAka: Breast Mass

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  1. History: Risk Factors Evaluation
    1. See Breast Cancer Risk Factors
  2. History: Characteristics of breast mass
    1. Mass Location ("Point with one finger to its location")
    2. Changes in size, pain, swelling
    3. Nipple Discharge
    4. Method of discovery
    5. Duration mass has been present
    6. Change with Menstrual Cycle (Hormonal influences)
    7. Tenderness at breast mass site
  3. Etiologies of Discrete Breast Lumps
    1. Age under 20 years
      1. Fibroadenoma: 50%
      2. Benign Breast Mass: 50%
    2. Age 20 to 29 years
      1. Fibroadenoma: 35%
      2. Benign Breast Mass: 52%
      3. Breast Cyst: 10%
      4. Breast Cancer: 3%
    3. Age 30 to 39 years
      1. Fibroadenoma: 18%
      2. Benign Breast Mass: 62%
      3. Breast Cyst: 10%
      4. Breast Cancer: 10%
    4. Age 40 to 55 years
      1. Fibroadenoma: 9%
      2. Benign Breast Mass: 31%
      3. Breast Cyst: 25%
      4. Breast Cancer: 35%
    5. Age over 55 years
      1. Benign Breast Mass: 13%
      2. Breast Cyst: 2%
      3. Breast Cancer: 85%
  4. Types of Breast Masses
    1. Breast Cyst
    2. Fibroadenoma
    3. Fibrocystic Breast
    4. Breast Cancer
  5. Exam
    1. See Breast Exam
    2. Document patient identified breast mass location
      1. Patient points to the lump with one finger
  6. Diagnostics
    1. Breast Ultrasound
    2. Mammogram in mass evaluation
      1. Not used to evaluate palpable mass
      2. Used to evaluate for other concurrent lesions
      3. Delay Mammogram 2 weeks after aspiration
        1. Aspiration may cause hematoma
        2. Wait time avoids false positives
    3. Breast aspiration, fine needle aspirate or core biopsy
    4. Excisional breast biopsy
    5. Triple Test Score
  7. Management: Protocol 1 based on starting with ultrasound
    1. Start with breast ultrasound
    2. Ultrasound shows simple cyst
      1. Aspirate and
        1. See Breast Cyst Aspiration
      2. Repeat Clinical Breast Exam in 4-6 weeks
    3. Ultrasound shows complex cyst or solid lesion
      1. Mammogram and
      2. Fine needle aspirate or core-needle biopsy
        1. See Breast Cyst Aspiration
    4. Ultrasound does not reveal lesion
      1. Mammogram and
      2. Fine needle aspirate or core-needle biopsy
        1. See Breast Cyst Aspiration
  8. Mangement: Protocol 2 based on starting with FNA
    1. Start with fine-needle aspirate of breast mass
      1. See Breast Cyst Aspiration
    2. Breat mass is cystic
      1. No residual cyst after aspiration
        1. Age over 40: Mammogram or core needle biopsy
        2. Age under 40: Ultrasound or core needle biopsy
      2. Residual cyst or bloody fluid aspirated
        1. Repeat Clinical Breast Exam in 6 weeks
    3. Breast mass is solid
      1. FNA malignant: Treat
      2. FNA Suspicious: Core-needle or Excisional Biopsy
      3. FNA non-diagnostic
        1. Age over 40: Mammogram or core needle biopsy
        2. Age under 40: Ultrasound or core needle biopsy
      4. FNA benign
        1. Obtain Mammogram
        2. If Mammogram positive
          1. Ultrasound or
          2. Core-needle biopsy
        3. If Mammogram negative
          1. Repeat Clinical Breast Exam in 6 weeks
  9. Management: Protocol 3 Basic Approach based on age
    1. Premenopausal asymmetrical palpable mass
      1. Reexamine during days 5-10 of Menstrual Cycle
      2. Mammogram if age over 30 years
      3. Breast Ultrasound if difficult localization
      4. Attempt aspiration of breast lesion
        1. See Breast Cyst Aspiration
    2. Postmenopausal asymmetrical palpable mass
      1. Exercise high level of suspicion (High Risk)
      2. Mammogram
      3. Attempt aspiration of breast lesion
        1. See Breast Cyst Aspiration
  10. References
    1. Klein (2005) Am Fam Physician 71:1731

Mass in breast (C0024103)

Definition (NCI)A mass in the mammary gland, either mobile or immobile. Once the mass has reached the size of a small garden pea, it can be detected by palpation. With mammography a larger number of early breast cancers are being detected since this techniques allows detection prior to the point at which the mass can be felt. Breast masses are not always malignant. Benign fibrocystic breast disease is not uncommon. A fine needle biopsy aspiration can distinguish a cystic mass from a solid one.
ConceptsFinding (T033)
ICD9611.72
EnglishBreast irregular nodularity, Breast lump, Breast Lumps, Breast mass, Breast Nodule, Breast.mass, Lump in breast, Lump or mass in breast, Lumpy breast, Lumpy breasts, Mass in breast
Spanishbulto mamario, masa mamaria, tumoracion mamaria
Parent ConceptsBreast signs and symptoms NOS (C0156323), Mass of body structure (C0577559), Mass in breast (C0024103), Lesion of breast (C0567489), Mass of trunk (C0587047), Duplicate concept (C1274013)
SourcesCOSTAR, CST, DXP, ICD9CM, LNC, MTH, NCI, SCTSPA, SNOMEDCT
Derived from the NIH UMLS (Unified Medical Language System)



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