One of the successful treatments for cyclical mastalgia is bromocriptine evening primrose combination. A double blind study was applied on 80 patients with cyclical mastalgia. They were randomly divided into two groups (A and B). In group A, patients were treated by bromocriptine/evening primrose. To group B, LILT with specified dosimetry was applied, using a device that delivers He-Ne laser co...

Objectives To determine the value of breast imaging in patients with localised or diffuse pain in the breast in whom physical examination shows no abnormalities. Design Observational follow up study. Setting Radiology department of a teaching hospital in the Netherlands. Subjects Altogether 987 women referred for radiological breast imaging because of pain alone and a control group of 987 asymp...

Mammographic screening for breast cancer has been almost universally accepted as reducing mortality in the screened population through early detection. National breast screening services are now well established in many countries, including Australia, where BreastScreen was established in 1991. Since then BreastScreen has provided a high-quality service to Australian women. A major evaluation o...

Infection after breast implant surgery occurs in 1.1% to 2.5% of procedures performed for augmentation and up to 35% of procedures performed for reconstruction after mastectomy. Most infections result from skin organisms and occur in the immediate postoperative period, although infections can occasionally present after many years. Diagnosis of breast implant infection relies on the clinical pre...

Seven adult patients with cystic fibrosis who had radiological evidence of hypertrophic osteoarthropathy were reviewed. In five of the patients symptoms were particularly pronounced at times of acute infective exacerbations; appropriate treatment of the infective episodes resulted in reduction or resolution of the bone pain and joint effusions. Despite this symptomatic relief periosteal changes...

BACKGROUND AND OBJECTIVES Perioperative modulation of the surgical inflammatory response has been hypothesized as a viable pharmacological preventive target for the development of chronic pain after surgery. The objective of the current investigation was to evaluate an association between intravenous dexamethasone 4 to 20 mg on the day of surgery with self-reported pain in the breast or axilla ...

BACKGROUND Gynaecomastia and breast pain are frequent adverse events with bicalutamide monotherapy, and might cause some patients to withdraw from treatment. We aimed to compare tamoxifen with radiotherapy for prevention and treatment of gynaecomastia, breast pain, or both during bicalutamide monotherapy for prostate cancer. METHODS 51 patients were randomly assigned to 150 mg bicalutamide pe...

OBJECTIVE Cyclic mastalgia is described as a diffuse, periodic and bilateral breast pain that can not be localized. Although there are several methods of treatment, the most efficient treatment method is still controversial. The aim of this study is to determine, compare and discuss the results of the patients under 40 years old age with a complaint of cyclic mastalgia and without any clinical ...

BACKGROUND While tuberculosis of the breast is an extremely uncommon entity seen in western populations, it accounts for up to 3% of all treatable breast lesions in developing countries. CASE PRESENTATIONS We reviewed three female cases of mammary tuberculosis that were diagnosed and treated in Turkey during the same calendar year. All three patients presented with a painful breast mass. In a...