Open AccessBenign Breast Diseases: Classification, Diagnosis, and Management
Author(s) -
Mannello Ferdinando,
Tonti Gaetana A.M.
Publication year - 2006
Publication title -
the oncologist
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 2.176
H-Index - 164
eISSN - 1549-490X
pISSN - 1083-7159
DOI - 10.1634/theoncologist.11-10-1132
Subject(s) - medicine , intensive care medicine , dermatology
Benign breast diseases constitute a heterogeneous group of lesions including developmental abnormali- ties, inflammatory lesions, epithelial and stromal prolif- erations, and neoplasms. In this review, common benign lesions are summarized and their relationship to the development of subsequent breast cancer is emphasized. The Oncologist 2006;11:435-449