fibrocystic breast disease

fibrocystic breast disease
A common condition marked by benign (noncancerous) changes in breast tissue. These changes may include irregular lumps or cysts, breast discomfort, sensitive nipples, and itching. These symptoms may change throughout the menstrual cycle and usually stop after menopause. Also called benign breast disease, fibrocystic breast changes, and mammary dysplasia.

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  • benign breast disease — A common condition marked by benign (noncancerous) changes in breast tissue. These changes may include irregular lumps or cysts, breast discomfort, sensitive nipples, and itching. These symptoms may change throughout the menstrual cycle and… …   English dictionary of cancer terms

  • fibrocystic disease — fibrocystic breast disease, fibrocystic disease of breast a form of mammary dysplasia with formation of cysts of varying sizes containing a semitransparent, turbid fluid that imparts a brown to blue color (blue dome cyst) to the unopened cysts;… …   Medical dictionary

  • fibrocystic disease of the breast — noun the presence of one or more cysts in a breast • Syn: ↑fibrocystic breast disease, ↑cystic breast disease, ↑cystic mastitis • Hypernyms: ↑disease …   Useful english dictionary

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  • fibrocystic disease of the breast — ▪ mammary gland also called  chronic cystic mastitis , or  cystic disease of the breast         noncancerous cysts (harmless swellings caused by fluid trapped in breast tissues) that often increase in size and become tender during the… …   Universalium

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