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a benign tumor- usually in puberty to young adulthood, but up to age 55
o Singular, round, soft & well delineated (may be multiple and firm), very mobile – non-tender & w/o retraction |
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ages 30-50 and regress after menopause
o May be singular or multiple, round, well-delineated variable consistency – though usually elastic
o Mobile, may be tender & w/o retraction |
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Ages 30-90 – most common over 50
o Usually singular though irregularly (satellite) shaped w/o clear delimitation from surrounding tissue
o Firm or hard & may be fixed to skin or underlying tissue
o Usually non-tender though retraction may be preseny |
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| dimpling, changes in contour, retraction or deviation of the nipple; fat necrosis and mammary duct ectasia |
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| lymphatic blockage; thickened skin with enlarged pores (peau d'orange sign) |
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| Paget's disease of the nipple |
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| cancer that starts as scaly, eczemalike lesion that may weep, crust or erode; a breast mass may be present; suspect if persistent dermatitis of nipple and areola |
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