The risk of breast cancer is same in patients with and without fibrocystic breast pattern. The fibrocysts do never transform into cancer, but patients with fibrocystic breast pattern do not seek medical help with the thought that the fibrocysts do not progress to cancer in any case. Do fibrocystic breasts progress to cancer? The cysts are checked through annual US and exam, but especially it is investigated whether there is a cancerous mass. In women with fibrocystic breast pattern, size and number of the masses may vary in a short time thus, it is difficult to differentiate a malignant mass, if any, located in the same area during palpation. Is routine follow-up required?Ĭertainly, routine follow-up is necessary. Sometimes, nipple discharge can also be noted. What are the symptoms? The symptoms include palpable lumps in the breast, pain in breast, chest pain, pain or swelling in the armpit, numbness, tenderness, irritation and the feeling of electric shock in the breast, armpit and/or arm, the feeling of compression on the chest and rarely pain in the shoulder, back and posterior neck. These symptoms may occur in both breasts, armpits, shoulders and arms, but they may even radiate to the back and posterior neck. At the most, the condition causes pain, burn, irritation and numbness which can be managed with medication treatment. The fibrocystic masses are not dangerous. Because the matter is to clarify the nature rather than their number, size and location. It is not necessary to report all of them. However, only the major ones are selected and reported in a breast ultrasound. Depending on the size of the breast, the number of fibrocysts may vary from tens to hundreds. Typically, the condition is active at reproductive age and it is recognized due to pain, tenderness and palpable lump. Unless no symptom occurs, the condition may not be noticed and it may be left undiagnosed for a long time. As the breast first starts to grow, it is either fibrocystic or not.

The condition may be diagnosed at any age ranging from adolescents to elderly people. In which age group this condition is more prevalent? Can the condition be treated with medication?.Do fibrocystic breasts progress to cancer?.In which age group this condition is more prevalent?.

Fibrocystic breast changes