Palpable breast lumps: An age-based approach to evaluation and diagnosis

A palpable breast lump is a common presentation of breast disease to a general practitioner. Fortunately, investigation of most of these lumps will lead to a benign diagnosis. It is essential to have a clear and systematic approach when investigating a palpable breast lump to avoid over investigatio...

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Autores principales: Malherbe, Francois, Nel, Daniel, Molabe, Hunadi, Cairncross, Lydia, Roodt, Liana
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: AOSIS 2022
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CPD Article
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC9575372/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/36226953
http://dx.doi.org/10.4102/safp.v64i1.5571
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author Malherbe, Francois
Nel, Daniel
Molabe, Hunadi
Cairncross, Lydia
Roodt, Liana
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description A palpable breast lump is a common presentation of breast disease to a general practitioner. Fortunately, investigation of most of these lumps will lead to a benign diagnosis. It is essential to have a clear and systematic approach when investigating a palpable breast lump to avoid over investigation with the resultant increase in healthcare cost and anxiety. This article will discuss an approach to evaluating and diagnosing a palpable breast lump in the primary care setting.
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spelling pubmed-95753722022-10-18 Palpable breast lumps: An age-based approach to evaluation and diagnosis Malherbe, Francois Nel, Daniel Molabe, Hunadi Cairncross, Lydia Roodt, Liana S Afr Fam Pract (2004) CPD Article A palpable breast lump is a common presentation of breast disease to a general practitioner. Fortunately, investigation of most of these lumps will lead to a benign diagnosis. It is essential to have a clear and systematic approach when investigating a palpable breast lump to avoid over investigation with the resultant increase in healthcare cost and anxiety. This article will discuss an approach to evaluating and diagnosing a palpable breast lump in the primary care setting. AOSIS 2022-09-23 /pmc/articles/PMC9575372/ /pubmed/36226953 http://dx.doi.org/10.4102/safp.v64i1.5571 Text en © 2022. The Authors https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/Licensee: AOSIS. This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution License.
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url https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC9575372/
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