[Durgical](https://durgical.com/en/) › [DurgiPedia](https://durgical.com/en/durgipedia/) › [General pathology](https://durgical.com/en/general-pathology/) › Breast # Breast Benign and proliferative lesions, carcinomas, stromal tumours and the male breast. 16 pages ## Lesion - [**Atypical breast hyperplasia and cancer risk** Atypical hyperplasia looks like a tiny low-grade cancer that has not filled its space; it…](https://durgical.com/en/general-pathology/atypical-breast-hyperplasia-and-cancer-risk/) - [**Ductal carcinoma in situ and Paget disease of the nipple** DCIS is breast cancer still inside the ducts, usually found as calcifications on a mammogram…](https://durgical.com/en/general-pathology/ductal-carcinoma-in-situ-and-paget-disease-of-the-nipple/) - [**Inflammatory breast lesions** Breast inflammation ranges from the infection of breastfeeding to lesions that feel and look…](https://durgical.com/en/general-pathology/inflammatory-breast-lesions/) - [**Interlobular stromal lesions and other breast malignancies** The fatty and fibrous tissue between lobules makes the same tumours as soft tissue elsewhere…](https://durgical.com/en/general-pathology/interlobular-stromal-lesions-and-other-breast-malignancies/) - [**Invasive breast carcinoma of no special type** The usual breast cancer: a hard, gritty, irregular lump that can pull in the skin or nipple and…](https://durgical.com/en/general-pathology/invasive-breast-carcinoma-of-no-special-type/) - [**Invasive breast carcinoma: special types** Some breast cancers have a distinctive pattern that predicts their behaviour: some are kinder…](https://durgical.com/en/general-pathology/invasive-breast-carcinoma-special-types/) - [**Lobular carcinoma in situ** LCIS is an invisible, often bilateral change in the lobules found by chance; it marks a high…](https://durgical.com/en/general-pathology/lobular-carcinoma-in-situ/) - [**Nonproliferative breast changes (fibrocystic)** Lumpy breasts with cysts are so common they are almost normal; these changes do not raise the…](https://durgical.com/en/general-pathology/nonproliferative-breast-changes/) - [**Proliferative breast disease without atypia** Benign growths of breast cells that are crowded but not abnormal; they slightly raise cancer…](https://durgical.com/en/general-pathology/proliferative-breast-disease-without-atypia/) - [**The male breast: gynecomastia and male breast cancer** A swollen male breast is usually gynecomastia from a hormone imbalance; breast cancer in men is…](https://durgical.com/en/general-pathology/the-male-breast-gynecomastia-and-male-breast-cancer/) - [**Tumours of the intralobular stroma: fibroadenoma vs phyllodes tumour** Both tumours grow from the stroma around the lobules](https://durgical.com/en/general-pathology/tumours-of-the-intralobular-stroma-fibroadenoma-vs-phyllodes-tumour/) ## Topic - [**Breast cancer: prognostic factors and staging** Stage tells how far a breast cancer has gone; its receptors tell which treatments will work](https://durgical.com/en/general-pathology/breast-cancer-prognostic-factors-and-staging/) - [**Breast cancer: risk factors** Breast cancer is the most common cancer in women; the biggest risks are being female and getting…](https://durgical.com/en/general-pathology/breast-cancer-risk-factors/) - [**Breast disease: presentations and developmental anomalies** Most breast complaints are benign, but a few signs, a new lump in an older woman, bloody…](https://durgical.com/en/general-pathology/breast-disease-presentations-and-developmental-anomalies/) ## Mechanism - [**Familial breast cancer: BRCA1, BRCA2 and others** A minority of breast cancers come from an inherited faulty gene, most often BRCA1 or BRCA2; they…](https://durgical.com/en/general-pathology/familial-breast-cancer-brca1-brca2-and-others/) - [**Sporadic breast cancer: molecular subtypes** Most breast cancers are not inherited](https://durgical.com/en/general-pathology/sporadic-breast-cancer-molecular-subtypes/) ## A to Z - [A](https://durgical.com/en/general-pathology/a-z/a/) - [B](https://durgical.com/en/general-pathology/a-z/b/) - [C](https://durgical.com/en/general-pathology/a-z/c/) - [D](https://durgical.com/en/general-pathology/a-z/d/) - [E](https://durgical.com/en/general-pathology/a-z/e/) - [F](https://durgical.com/en/general-pathology/a-z/f/) - [G](https://durgical.com/en/general-pathology/a-z/g/) - [H](https://durgical.com/en/general-pathology/a-z/h/) - [I](https://durgical.com/en/general-pathology/a-z/i/) - [J](https://durgical.com/en/general-pathology/a-z/j/) - [K](https://durgical.com/en/general-pathology/a-z/k/) - [L](https://durgical.com/en/general-pathology/a-z/l/) - [M](https://durgical.com/en/general-pathology/a-z/m/) - [N](https://durgical.com/en/general-pathology/a-z/n/) - [O](https://durgical.com/en/general-pathology/a-z/o/) - [P](https://durgical.com/en/general-pathology/a-z/p/) - [R](https://durgical.com/en/general-pathology/a-z/r/) - [S](https://durgical.com/en/general-pathology/a-z/s/) - [T](https://durgical.com/en/general-pathology/a-z/t/) - [U](https://durgical.com/en/general-pathology/a-z/u/) - [V](https://durgical.com/en/general-pathology/a-z/v/) - [W](https://durgical.com/en/general-pathology/a-z/w/) [← General pathology](https://durgical.com/en/general-pathology/) Educational content on the mechanisms of disease; 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