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Skin and Connective Tissue Diseases > Skin Diseases > Breast Diseases > Fibrocystic Breast Disease

Preferred term

Fibrocystic Breast Disease  

Type

  • Topical Descriptor

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Entry terms

  • Breast Dysplasia
  • Breast Fibrocystic Change
  • Breast Fibrocystic Changes
  • Breast Fibrocystic Disease
  • Dysplasia, Breast
  • Dysplasia, Mammary
  • Fibrocystic Changes of Breast
  • Fibrocystic Disease of Breast
  • Fibrocystic Mastopathy
  • Mammary Dysplasia
  • Mastopathy, Fibrocystic

Note

  • commonly chronic so do not coordinate with CHRONIC DISEASE; breast cyst fluid in fibrocystic breast disease: coordinate IM with CYST FLUID (NIM); BREAST CYST is also available

Scope note

  • A common and benign breast disease characterized by varying degree of fibrocystic changes in the breast tissue. There are three major patterns of morphological changes, including FIBROSIS, formation of CYSTS, and proliferation of glandular tissue (adenosis). The fibrocystic breast has a dense irregular, lumpy, bumpy consistency.

History note

  • 2005 (1980)

In other languages

  • maitorauhasen rakkulatauti

    Finnish

  • dysplasia mammae benigna
  • dysplasia mammae benigna non specificata
  • fibrokystinen mastopatia
  • kystinen mastopatia
  • mastopathia
  • mastopathia chronica cystica
  • mastopathia cystica
  • mastopathia fibrocystica
  • mastopatia
  • määrittämätön hyvänlaatuinen rintarauhasen dysplasia
  • nisän rakkulatauti
  • rinnan fibrokystinen sairaus
  • rinnan kystinen sairaus
  • rintarauhasen hyvänlaatuinen dysplasia
  • rintarauhasen rakkulatauti
  • Fibrocystisk bröstsjukdom

    Swedish

URI

http://www.yso.fi/onto/mesh/D005348

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