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Breast finding

MedGen UID:
604315
•Concept ID:
C0425770
•
Finding
Synonyms: Breast Examination Finding; Breast Examination Result; Breast Finding; Breast observations
SNOMED CT: Breast finding (116339002); Breast observations (116339002)

Definition

The result of an examination of the breast that is performed by a health care provider to check for lumps or other changes. [from NCI]

Term Hierarchy

CClinical test,  RResearch test,  OOMIM,  GGeneReviews,  VClinVar  
  • CROGVBreast finding

Professional guidelines

PubMed

The timely diagnosis of breast cancer. Principles of risk management for primary care providers and surgeons.
Osuch JR, Bonham VL
Cancer 1994 Jul 1;74(1 Suppl):271-8. doi: 10.1002/cncr.2820741311. PMID: 8004597

Recent clinical studies

Etiology

Axillary adenopathy detected on breast MRI following COVID-19 vaccination: outcomes and follow-up recommendations.
Nguyen DL, Chen X, Kwak L, Oluyemi ET, Mullen LA, Ambinder EB
Clin Imaging 2023 Jan;93:1-3. Epub 2022 Oct 8 doi: 10.1016/j.clinimag.2022.10.002. PMID: 36335676Free PMC Article
The iBreastExam versus clinical breast examination for breast evaluation in high risk and symptomatic Nigerian women: a prospective study.
Mango VL, Olasehinde O, Omisore AD, Wuraola FO, Famurewa OC, Sevilimedu V, Knapp GC, Steinberg E, Akinmaye PR, Adewoyin BD, Romanoff A, Castle PE, Alatise O, Kingham TP
Lancet Glob Health 2022 Apr;10(4):e555-e563. doi: 10.1016/S2214-109X(22)00030-4. PMID: 35303464Free PMC Article
Presentation and characteristics of breast cancer in young women under age 40.
Hu X, Myers KS, Oluyemi ET, Philip M, Azizi A, Ambinder EB
Breast Cancer Res Treat 2021 Feb;186(1):209-217. Epub 2020 Nov 2 doi: 10.1007/s10549-020-06000-x. PMID: 33136248
Do All Women With Abnormal Sonographic Axillary Lymph Nodes Need a Biopsy?
Amitai Y, Menes T, Aviram G, Golan O
Can Assoc Radiol J 2016 May;67(2):173-8. Epub 2016 Feb 2 doi: 10.1016/j.carj.2015.08.002. PMID: 26847811
Should FDG PET be used to decide whether a patient with an abnormal mammogram or breast finding at physical examination should undergo biopsy?
Samson DJ, Flamm CR, Pisano ED, Aronson N
Acad Radiol 2002 Jul;9(7):773-83. doi: 10.1016/s1076-6332(03)80347-1. PMID: 12139091

Diagnosis

The iBreastExam versus clinical breast examination for breast evaluation in high risk and symptomatic Nigerian women: a prospective study.
Mango VL, Olasehinde O, Omisore AD, Wuraola FO, Famurewa OC, Sevilimedu V, Knapp GC, Steinberg E, Akinmaye PR, Adewoyin BD, Romanoff A, Castle PE, Alatise O, Kingham TP
Lancet Glob Health 2022 Apr;10(4):e555-e563. doi: 10.1016/S2214-109X(22)00030-4. PMID: 35303464Free PMC Article
Presentation and characteristics of breast cancer in young women under age 40.
Hu X, Myers KS, Oluyemi ET, Philip M, Azizi A, Ambinder EB
Breast Cancer Res Treat 2021 Feb;186(1):209-217. Epub 2020 Nov 2 doi: 10.1007/s10549-020-06000-x. PMID: 33136248
Male Breast Disease: What the Radiologist Needs to Know.
Chesebro AL, Rives AF, Shaffer K
Curr Probl Diagn Radiol 2019 Sep-Oct;48(5):482-493. Epub 2018 Jul 29 doi: 10.1067/j.cpradiol.2018.07.003. PMID: 30122313
Sonography of palpable breast masses.
Harvey JA
Semin Ultrasound CT MR 2006 Aug;27(4):284-97. doi: 10.1053/j.sult.2006.05.003. PMID: 16915997
Should FDG PET be used to decide whether a patient with an abnormal mammogram or breast finding at physical examination should undergo biopsy?
Samson DJ, Flamm CR, Pisano ED, Aronson N
Acad Radiol 2002 Jul;9(7):773-83. doi: 10.1016/s1076-6332(03)80347-1. PMID: 12139091

Therapy

Axillary adenopathy detected on breast MRI following COVID-19 vaccination: outcomes and follow-up recommendations.
Nguyen DL, Chen X, Kwak L, Oluyemi ET, Mullen LA, Ambinder EB
Clin Imaging 2023 Jan;93:1-3. Epub 2022 Oct 8 doi: 10.1016/j.clinimag.2022.10.002. PMID: 36335676Free PMC Article
Should FDG PET be used to decide whether a patient with an abnormal mammogram or breast finding at physical examination should undergo biopsy?
Samson DJ, Flamm CR, Pisano ED, Aronson N
Acad Radiol 2002 Jul;9(7):773-83. doi: 10.1016/s1076-6332(03)80347-1. PMID: 12139091
Effects of caffeine-free diet on benign breast disease: a randomized trial.
Ernster VL, Mason L, Goodson WH 3rd, Sickles EA, Sacks ST, Selvin S, Dupuy ME, Hawkinson J, Hunt TK
Surgery 1982 Mar;91(3):263-7. PMID: 7058508

Prognosis

Axillary adenopathy detected on breast MRI following COVID-19 vaccination: outcomes and follow-up recommendations.
Nguyen DL, Chen X, Kwak L, Oluyemi ET, Mullen LA, Ambinder EB
Clin Imaging 2023 Jan;93:1-3. Epub 2022 Oct 8 doi: 10.1016/j.clinimag.2022.10.002. PMID: 36335676Free PMC Article
The iBreastExam versus clinical breast examination for breast evaluation in high risk and symptomatic Nigerian women: a prospective study.
Mango VL, Olasehinde O, Omisore AD, Wuraola FO, Famurewa OC, Sevilimedu V, Knapp GC, Steinberg E, Akinmaye PR, Adewoyin BD, Romanoff A, Castle PE, Alatise O, Kingham TP
Lancet Glob Health 2022 Apr;10(4):e555-e563. doi: 10.1016/S2214-109X(22)00030-4. PMID: 35303464Free PMC Article
What is the yield of breast MRI in the assessment of palpable breast findings?
Amitai Y, Menes TS, Weinstein I, Filyavich A, Yakobson I, Golan O
Clin Radiol 2017 Nov;72(11):930-935. Epub 2017 Jul 25 doi: 10.1016/j.crad.2017.06.120. PMID: 28754486
Sonography of palpable breast masses.
Harvey JA
Semin Ultrasound CT MR 2006 Aug;27(4):284-97. doi: 10.1053/j.sult.2006.05.003. PMID: 16915997
Should FDG PET be used to decide whether a patient with an abnormal mammogram or breast finding at physical examination should undergo biopsy?
Samson DJ, Flamm CR, Pisano ED, Aronson N
Acad Radiol 2002 Jul;9(7):773-83. doi: 10.1016/s1076-6332(03)80347-1. PMID: 12139091

Clinical prediction guides

The iBreastExam versus clinical breast examination for breast evaluation in high risk and symptomatic Nigerian women: a prospective study.
Mango VL, Olasehinde O, Omisore AD, Wuraola FO, Famurewa OC, Sevilimedu V, Knapp GC, Steinberg E, Akinmaye PR, Adewoyin BD, Romanoff A, Castle PE, Alatise O, Kingham TP
Lancet Glob Health 2022 Apr;10(4):e555-e563. doi: 10.1016/S2214-109X(22)00030-4. PMID: 35303464Free PMC Article
What is the yield of breast MRI in the assessment of palpable breast findings?
Amitai Y, Menes TS, Weinstein I, Filyavich A, Yakobson I, Golan O
Clin Radiol 2017 Nov;72(11):930-935. Epub 2017 Jul 25 doi: 10.1016/j.crad.2017.06.120. PMID: 28754486
Sonography of palpable breast masses.
Harvey JA
Semin Ultrasound CT MR 2006 Aug;27(4):284-97. doi: 10.1053/j.sult.2006.05.003. PMID: 16915997
Should FDG PET be used to decide whether a patient with an abnormal mammogram or breast finding at physical examination should undergo biopsy?
Samson DJ, Flamm CR, Pisano ED, Aronson N
Acad Radiol 2002 Jul;9(7):773-83. doi: 10.1016/s1076-6332(03)80347-1. PMID: 12139091
Effects of caffeine-free diet on benign breast disease: a randomized trial.
Ernster VL, Mason L, Goodson WH 3rd, Sickles EA, Sacks ST, Selvin S, Dupuy ME, Hawkinson J, Hunt TK
Surgery 1982 Mar;91(3):263-7. PMID: 7058508

Recent systematic reviews

Should FDG PET be used to decide whether a patient with an abnormal mammogram or breast finding at physical examination should undergo biopsy?
Samson DJ, Flamm CR, Pisano ED, Aronson N
Acad Radiol 2002 Jul;9(7):773-83. doi: 10.1016/s1076-6332(03)80347-1. PMID: 12139091

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