Benign tumors, causes, and treatments:
There are many possible causes of non-cancerous (benign) breast lumps.
Cysts and fibroadenomas are two of the most common causes of benign single breast lumps.
In addition, several other conditions can present themselves as lumps, such as fat necrosis and sclerosing adenosis.
Common benign tumors:
Fibroadenomas are solid, smooth, firm, noncancerous (benign) lumps most commonly benign in women and can occur at any age.
They are increasingly being seen in postmenopausal women who are taking hormone therapy.
Adenomas are benign tumors that develop in organs and glands.
A polyp is a common one found in the colon. Less than 1 out of 10 become malignant. If necessary, they can be removed with surgery.
Fibroids are the most common noncancerous tumors found in the uterus.
Some have no symptoms, but fibroids can become painful if they grow into the tissue of the uterus. If this occurs, they may need to be surgically removed.
Nevi tumors are moles that grow on the skin and can appear anywhere on the body. They vary in size, shape, and color, like shades of pink, tan, brown, or black.
Check with your doctor if a mole has changed in color and size or has spread. This may indicate skin cancer and require removal.
Osteochondromas are the most common noncancerous bone tumors in children and young adults. Usually, these tumors don't need treatment unless they're painful.
Some benign breast diseases can increase the risk of breast cancer.
A study has found that two types of benign breast disease -- atypical ductal hyperplasia and atypical lobular hyperplasia -- increase the risk of breast cancer in the same breast by about the same amount.
Benign breast disease isn’t cancer and isn’t life-threatening. Cysts and fatty tumors are examples of benign breast disease.
Still, certain types of benign breast disease have been shown to increase a woman’s risk of breast cancer in the future.
Benign breast disease isn’t cancer and isn’t life-threatening. Cysts and fatty tumors are examples of benign breast disease.
Still, certain types of benign breast disease have been shown to increase a woman’s risk of breast cancer in the future.
The researchers looked at medical records of women in the Mayo Benign Breast Disease Cohort, a registry of benign breast disease cases maintained by the Mayo Clinic.
The study included information on:
330 women were diagnosed with ADH, 327 women were diagnosed with ALH 32 women were diagnosed with both ADH and ALH. All the women were diagnosed with benign breast disease between 1967 and 2001.
The study included information on:
330 women were diagnosed with ADH, 327 women were diagnosed with ALH 32 women were diagnosed with both ADH and ALH. All the women were diagnosed with benign breast disease between 1967 and 2001.
Overall, 143 women in the study developed invasive breast cancer.
This information is provided by Breastcancer.org. Mayo Clinic and John Hopkins Medicine
