Breast Care: Benign Conditions
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Breast cysts are fluid-filled sacs that grow to be as small as a few millimeters (the size of a crayon’s tip) to as large as two inches (the size of a lime). Some cysts are so tiny they are only spotted during routine mammograms, while other, larger cysts can result in pain and discomfort. Most breast cysts are not cancerous (benign) and do not increase your risk of breast cancer.
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A fibroadenoma is a breast lump. The term fibroadenoma combines the words “fibroma,” meaning a tumor made up of fibrous tissue, and “adenoma,” a benign growth of gland tissue.
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Breast pain, also called mastalgia, may be a feeling of aching, tenderness or throbbing in the breast. Or it may feel like stabbing or burning pain. The pain may be there all the time, it may last for just a short time, or it may come and go. Anyone can have breast pain.