FIBROCYSTIC BREAST DISEASE

Course overview

FIBROCYSTIC BREAST DISEASE IS THE MOST COMMON BENIGN TYPE OF BREAST DISEASE, DIAGNOSED IN MILLIONS OF WOMEN WORLDWIDE. CERTAIN HORMONAL FACTORS UNDERPIN THE FUNCTION, EVALUATION, AND TREATMENT OF THIS DISEASE. BENIGN BREAST DISEASE IS AN UMBRELLA TERM FOR VARIOUS NON-MALIGNANT LESIONS, SUCH AS TUMORS, TRAUMA, MASTALGIA, AND NIPPLE DISCHARGE. THIS ACTIVITY REVIEWS THE INDICATIONS, SYMPTOMOLOGY, MANAGEMENT, AND OTHER KEY ELEMENTS RELATED TO FIBROCYSTIC BREAST DISEASE IN THE CLINICAL SETTING AS RELATES TO THE ESSENTIAL POINTS NEEDED BY MEMBERS OF AN INTERPROFESSIONAL TEAM MANAGING THE CARE OF PATIENTS WITH THE CONDITION AND SEQUELAE.