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Diffuse breast nodularity

MedGen UID:
1054502
Concept ID:
CN376436
Finding
HPO: HP:0040415

Definition

Breast tissue with a lumpy or ropelike texture. [from HPO]

Term Hierarchy

CClinical test,  RResearch test,  OOMIM,  GGeneReviews,  VClinVar  
  • CROGVDiffuse breast nodularity

Professional guidelines

PubMed

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Recent clinical studies

Etiology

Chen Y, Zhou JH, Fan HX, Luo Y, Peng YL, Ma BY
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Diagnosis

Billa E, Kanakis GA, Goulis DG
Andrology 2021 Sep;9(5):1444-1456. Epub 2021 Jun 10 doi: 10.1111/andr.13051. PMID: 34033252
Chen Y, Zhou JH, Fan HX, Luo Y, Peng YL, Ma BY
J Ultrasound Med 2020 Jun;39(6):1203-1211. Epub 2019 Dec 31 doi: 10.1002/jum.15209. PMID: 31891216
Charlot M, Béatrix O, Chateau F, Dubuisson J, Golfier F, Valette PJ, Réty F
Diagn Interv Imaging 2013 Jan;94(1):26-37. Epub 2012 Dec 5 doi: 10.1016/j.diii.2012.10.011. PMID: 23218476
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Therapy

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Ann Ital Chir 2020 Dec 28;9 PMID: 33427203
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Prognosis

Orlandi AM, Alcaraz G, Bielski L, Brenta G, Jozami LC, Cavallo A, Guerra J, Zund S; Thyroid Department of Sociedad Argentina de Endocrinología y Metabolismo
Endocrine 2024 May;84(2):607-614. Epub 2024 Jan 15 doi: 10.1007/s12020-023-03626-x. PMID: 38224445
Proskurnina EV, Fedorova MV, Sozarukova MM, Mitichkin AE, Panteleev IV, Svetlov EV
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Clinical prediction guides

Pope MC, Olson MC, Flicek KT, Patel NJ, Bolan CW, Menias CO, Wang Z, Venkatesh SK
Diagn Interv Radiol 2023 Jul 20;29(4):571-578. Epub 2023 Jun 13 doi: 10.4274/dir.2023.232299. PMID: 37310196Free PMC Article
Proskurnina EV, Fedorova MV, Sozarukova MM, Mitichkin AE, Panteleev IV, Svetlov EV
Endocrine 2021 Jun;72(3):735-743. Epub 2020 Oct 3 doi: 10.1007/s12020-020-02513-z. PMID: 33011882
Yagmur Y
Ann Ital Chir 2020 Dec 28;9 PMID: 33427203
Haglund F, Hallström BM, Nilsson IL, Höög A, Juhlin CC, Larsson C
Eur J Endocrinol 2017 Dec;177(6):445-453. Epub 2017 Aug 30 doi: 10.1530/EJE-17-0277. PMID: 28855268Free PMC Article
Alcaraz I, Cerroni L, Rütten A, Kutzner H, Requena L
Am J Dermatopathol 2012 Jun;34(4):347-93. doi: 10.1097/DAD.0b013e31823069cf. PMID: 22617133

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