Non-Cancerous Breast Conditions
TOPICS
- Non-cancerous Breast Conditions
- What is normal breast tissue and what does it do?
- Finding benign breast conditions
- American Cancer Society recommendations for early breast cancer detection
- Diagnosing benign breast changes
- Imaging tests for breast disease
- Nipple discharge exam (nipple smear)
- Biopsy
- Types of non-cancerous breast conditions
- Fibrosis and simple cysts
- Hyperplasia
- Lobular carcinoma in situ
- Adenosis
- Fibroadenomas
- Phyllodes tumors
- Intraductal papillomas
- Granular cell tumors
- Fat necrosis and oil cysts
- Mastitis
- Duct ectasia
- Other benign breast conditions
- How benign breast conditions affect breast cancer risk
- For women at increased breast cancer risk
- Additional resources
- References
Types of non-cancerous breast conditions
This is a review of some of the more common breast conditions that are not cancer and are not life-threatening. They are often called benign breast conditions. Still, they can cause symptoms, and some are linked with a higher risk of later developing breast cancer.
Last Medical Review: 08/24/2012
Last Revised: 08/24/2012