What are the common diseases of the breast?
Disease description:
I've been feeling breast pain lately, and the pain becomes particularly noticeable when I press on it. I haven't gone to the hospital for a checkup yet. Could you please tell me what common breast diseases there are?
Doctor's answer (1)
Dr. Zhao Xiaodong
In clinical practice, there are numerous types of breast diseases, which are generally classified into benign breast diseases and malignant breast diseases.
Benign breast diseases include polythelia, polymastia, acute mastitis, breast abscess, fibroadenoma, intraductal papilloma, cystic hyperplasia of the breast, and lobular hyperplasia. Benign breast conditions have minimal impact on patients and typically respond well to treatment, leading to good recovery outcomes.
Malignant breast diseases include breast sarcoma and breast cancer. Timely diagnosis and treatment of malignant breast diseases are essential to avoid delays in patient management and to improve prognosis.
