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Breast Cancer

Benign Breast Diseases: Classification, Diagnosis, and Management

University of Texas M. D. Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, Texas, USA

Key Words. Benign breast disease • Developmental abnormalities • Inflammatory lesions • Fibrocystic changes • Benign • Neoplasms

Correspondence: Aysegul Sahin, M.D., University of Texas M. D. Anderson Cancer Center, Unit 85, 1515 Holcombe Boulevard, Houston, Texas 77030, USA. Telephone: 713-794-1500; Fax: 713-745-5704; e-mail: asahin{at}mdandersom.org

Benign breast diseases constitute a heterogeneous group of lesions including developmental abnormalities, inflammatory lesions, epithelial and stromal proliferations, and neoplasms. In this review, common benign lesions are summarized and their relationship to the development of subsequent breast cancer is emphasized.

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