Fibrocystic Breast Disease

"Fibrocystic Breast Disease" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus, MeSH (Medical Subject Headings). Descriptors are arranged in a hierarchical structure, which enables searching at various levels of specificity.

MeSH information

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A common and benign breast disease characterized by varying degree of fibrocystic changes in the breast tissue. There are three major patterns of morphological changes, including FIBROSIS, formation of CYSTS, and proliferation of glandular tissue (adenosis). The fibrocystic breast has a dense irregular, lumpy, bumpy consistency.

Descriptor ID

D005348

MeSH Number(s)

C17.800.090.750

Concept/Terms

Fibrocystic Breast Disease

Microglandular Adenosis

Chronic Cystic Mastitis

Cystic Breast Disease

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Diseases [C]
Skin and Connective Tissue Diseases [C17]
Skin Diseases [C17.800]
Breast Diseases [C17.800.090]
Fibrocystic Breast Disease [C17.800.090.750]

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This graph shows the total number of publications written about "Fibrocystic Breast Disease" by people in Harvard Catalyst Profiles by year, and whether "Fibrocystic Breast Disease" was a major or minor topic of these publication.

Bar chart showing 39 publications over 22 distinct years, with a maximum of 7 publications in 1999

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Year	Major Topic	Minor Topic	Total
1994	0	1	1
1995	0	1	1
1996	1	0	1
1997	1	2	3
1998	1	0	1
1999	3	4	7
2000	3	0	3
2001	1	1	2
2002	1	1	2
2005	1	1	2
2006	0	1	1
2008	0	1	1
2009	2	0	2
2010	1	0	1
2012	1	1	2
2013	2	0	2
2015	0	1	1
2016	2	0	2
2017	1	0	1
2018	1	0	1
2022	1	0	1
2023	1	0	1

Below are the most recent publications written about "Fibrocystic Breast Disease" by people in Profiles.

Adenosquamous proliferation in radial sclerosing lesions: Histologic spectrum and key features in systematic review of 247 lesions. Breast. 2023 Oct; 71:99-105.

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Management of Architectural Distortion on Digital Breast Tomosynthesis With Nonmalignant Pathology at Biopsy. AJR Am J Roentgenol. 2022 07; 219(1):46-54.

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A Randomized Multicenter Phase II Study of Docosahexaenoic Acid in Patients with a History of Breast Cancer, Premalignant Lesions, or Benign Breast Disease. Cancer Prev Res (Phila). 2018 04; 11(4):203-214.

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Refining Risk Assessment in Women With Benign Breast Disease: An Ongoing Dilemma. J Natl Cancer Inst. 2017 10 01; 109(10).

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Lymphocytic Mastopathy: Mimicker of Breast Malignancy. Breast J. 2017 03; 23(2):229-231.

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Genetic analysis of microglandular adenosis and acinic cell carcinomas of the breast provides evidence for the existence of a low-grade triple-negative breast neoplasia family. Mod Pathol. 2017 01; 30(1):69-84.

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Surgical follow-up results for apocrine adenosis and atypical apocrine adenosis diagnosed on breast core biopsy. Ann Diagn Pathol. 2016 Oct; 24:4-6.

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Microglandular adenosis associated with triple-negative breast cancer is a neoplastic lesion of triple-negative phenotype harbouring TP53 somatic mutations. J Pathol. 2016 Apr; 238(5):677-88.

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Vulval Microglandular Adenosis-like Neoplasm With Chondromyxoid Stroma: Report of a Unique Case. Int J Gynecol Pathol. 2016 Mar; 35(2):123-6.

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CD10 Immunohistochemical Expression in Apocrine Lesions of the Breast. Pathobiology. 2015; 82(6):259-63.

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