MASTODYNIA

Course overview

MASTODYNIA OR BREAST PAIN, ALSO CALLED MASTALGIA CAN OCCUR BOTH IN WOMEN AND MEN, BUT IT PRESENTS MORE COMMONLY IN WOMEN. WHILE MOST PATIENTS DO NOT REQUIRE TREATMENT, THE IMPORTANCE OF DETERMINING AN ETIOLOGY FOR BREAST PAIN IS PIVOTAL. BREAST PAIN IS UNCOMMONLY FOUND IN PATIENTS WITH BREAST CANCER. THIS ACTIVITY FOCUSES ON THE ROLE OF THE INTERPROFESSIONAL TEAM IN THE EVALUATION, TREATMENT, AND MANAGEMENT OF BREAST PAIN.