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Breast nodules

Breast nodules: Introduction

Breast nodules: also known as breast lump, is a common but alarming presentation. See detailed information below for a list of 23 causes of Breast nodules, Symptom Checker, including diseases and drug side effect causes.

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Causes of Breast nodules:

The following medical conditions are some of the possible causes of Breast nodules. There are likely to be other possible causes, so ask your doctor about your symptoms.

• Adenofibroma
• Areolar gland abscess
• Breast abscess
• Breast cancer
• Mammary duct ectasia
• Intraductal papilloma
• Fibrocystic breast disease
• Mastitis
• Paget's disease
• Breast cyst (type of Cyst)
• Fibroadenosis
• Fibrocystic disease
• Benign breast disease
• Galactocele
• Fibroadenoma
• Mammary dysplasia
• Duct papilloma
• Duct ectasia
• Ductal carcinoma (type of Breast Cancer)
• Proliferative breast disease
• more causes...»

See full list of 23 causes of Breast nodules

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Common Causes of Breast nodules

• Breast cyst
• Fibroadenosis
• Fibrocystic disease
• Benign breast disease
• Galactocele
• more common causes...»

Home Diagnostic Testing and Breast nodules

Home medical tests possibly related to Breast nodules:

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Breast nodules: Symptom Checker

Listed below are some combinations of symptoms associated with Breast nodules, as listed in our database. Visit the Symptom Checker, to add and remove symptoms and research your condition.

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• Breast nodules and Breast lump (7 causes)
• Breast nodules and Breast mass (7 causes)
• Breast nodules and Breast symptoms (7 causes)
• Breast nodules and Breast pain (6 causes)
• Breast nodules and Lump (6 causes)
• Breast nodules and Swelling symptoms (6 causes)
• Breast nodules and Fibrotic lump (5 causes)
• Breast nodules and Firm mass beneath the nipple (5 causes)
• Breast nodules and Nerve symptoms (5 causes)
• Breast nodules and Nipple discharge (5 causes)
• Breast nodules and Nipple lump (5 causes)
• Breast nodules and Pain (5 causes)
• Breast nodules and Sensory symptoms (5 causes)
• Breast nodules and Breast lymphadenopathy (4 causes)
• Breast nodules and Breast Ulcer (4 causes)
• Breast nodules and Inverted nipple/nipple retraction (4 causes)
• Breast nodules and Lump in the breast (4 causes)
• Breast nodules and Nipple that turns inwards (4 causes)
• Breast nodules and Skin symptoms (4 causes)
• Breast nodules and Ulceration of breast tissue (4 causes)
• more...»

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Breast nodules Treatments

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Stories from Users for Breast nodules

Real-life user stories relating to Breast nodules:

• Nodule in Breast/Armpit

Breast nodules: Comorbid Symptoms

Some of the comorbid or associated medical symptoms for Breast nodules may include these symptoms:

• Breast lump
• Breast mass
• Breast symptoms
• Breast pain
• Lump
• Swelling symptoms
• more associated symptoms...»

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Causes of General Symptom Types

Research the causes of these more general types of symptom:

• Breast symptoms (240 causes)
• Soft tissue symptoms (100 causes)
• more symptoms...»

Research the causes of related medical symptoms such as:

• Breast
• Breast symptoms (240 causes)
• Breast disease
• Breast disorder
• Breast pain (77 causes)
• Nodules (63 causes)
• more symptoms...»

Causes of Similar Symptoms to Breast nodules

Research the causes of these symptoms that are similar to, or related to, the symptom Breast nodules:

• Adenofibroma
• Areolar gland abscess (3 causes)
• Breast abscess (5 causes)
• Breast cancer (3 causes)
• Mastitis
• Paget's disease
• Proliferative breast disease
• more symptoms...»

Breast nodules: Deaths

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Misdiagnosis and Breast nodules

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Breast nodules: Related Rare Diseases

Rare types of medical conditions and diseases in related medical categories:

• Women's Reproductive Health -- rare types of diseases:
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  • Pelvic Inflammatory Disease -- Rare Types
  • Cervical Cancer -- Rare Types
  • Breast Cancer -- Rare Types
  • Ovarian Cancer -- Rare Types
  • Von Willebrand Disease -- Rare Types
  • more ...»
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Breast nodules: Undiagnosed Conditions

Conditions that are commonly undiagnosed in related areas may include:

• Women's Reproductive Health: diseases that are commonly undiagnosed:
  • Overactive Bladder Syndrome -- Undiagnosed
  • PCOS -- Undiagnosed
  • Chlamydia -- Undiagnosed
  • Pelvic Inflammatory Disease -- Undiagnosed
  • Cervical Cancer -- Undiagnosed
  • Breast Cancer -- Undiagnosed
  • Ovarian Cancer -- Undiagnosed
  • Von Willebrand Disease -- Undiagnosed
  • more ...»
• more undiagnosed conditions...»

Detailed list of causes of Breast nodules

The list below shows some of the causes of Breast nodules mentioned in various sources:

• Adenofibroma
• Areolar gland abscess
• Benign breast disease
• Breast abscess
• Breast cancer
• Breast cyst
• more causes...»

See full list of 23 causes of Breast nodules

How Common are these Causes of Breast nodules?

This information refers to the general prevalence and incidence of these diseases, not to how likely they are to be the actual cause of Breast nodules. Of the 23 causes of Breast nodules that we have listed, we have the following prevalence/incidence information:

• 0 causes are "very common" diseases
• 0 causes are "common" diseases
• 1 causes are "uncommon" diseases
• 0 causes are "rare" diseases
• 0 causes are "very rare" diseases
• 23 causes have no prevalence information.

See the analysis of the prevalence of 23 causes of Breast nodules

Conditions listing medical symptoms: Breast nodules:

The following list of conditions have 'Breast nodules' or similar listed as a symptom in our database. This computer-generated list may be inaccurate or incomplete. Always seek prompt professional medical advice about the cause of any symptom.

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Classifications of Breast nodules:

Medical Conditions associated with Breast nodules:

Breast symptoms (240 causes), Soft tissue symptoms (100 causes)

Symptoms related to Breast nodules:

Adenofibroma, Areolar gland abscess (3 causes), Breast abscess (5 causes), Breast cancer (3 causes), Mastitis, Paget's disease, Proliferative breast disease

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Evidence Based Medicine Research for Breast nodules

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