Rehabilitation Complete removal leads to immediate recovery. Incompletely removed fibroadenomas have a tendency to re-grow (recurrence tendency). The best prophylaxis is the self-examination of the woman. This should be done at least once a month, regardless of age. The best time for this is one week after the start of menstruation, because the breast is … Rehabilitation | Fibroadenoma
Fibroadenoma The fibroadenoma is the most common benign tumor of the breast. It is a newly formed connective tissue of the breast that surrounds the mammary gland lobules. Almost one third of all women, especially younger ones, are affected. The age peak is between 30 and 35 years. The fibroadenoma appears as a coarse, often … Benign breast tumors
Mastopathy The term mastopathy (Greek mastos = breast, pathos = suffering) covers a variety of diseases of the mammary glands that change the original breast tissue. The cause is a hormonal dysregulation.Presumably, this is primarily a shift in the estrogen-progesterone balance in favor of estrogen. Mastopathies are the most common disease of the female breast … Mastopathy | Benign breast tumors
Synonym Fibroadenmon Fibrosis Adenosis Epithelial hyperplasia Mastopathy Milk duct papilloma Macromasty Cyst Lipoma Ductectasia Phylloid tumor Benign breast tumors (benign tumors of the breast) are changes in the breast that have no disease value. In order to be able to exclude a malignancy, the lumps should nevertheless always be examined microscopically. There are different types … Benign breast tumours
Macromasty Macromastia is a pronounced enlargement of the breast. One breast can weigh over 400g. If this extremely large breast leads to psychological or orthopaedic problems, a breast reduction (mamma reduction plastic surgery) is indicated. Cyst in the breast A cyst within the breast often develops at the beginning of the menopause (perimenopausal = in … Macromasty | Benign breast tumours
Introduction A bump on the head is colloquially defined as any form of swelling that is palpable or even visible with or without a recognisable cause. Often it is an increased accumulation of fluid in the tissue, which can easily occur due to the only thin padding of the skull bone as a result of … Bump on the head
Associated symptoms The most common accompanying symptom of a bump on the head is pain in the affected area. Since in most cases an injury is responsible for the development of the bump, pain due to irritation from the sensitive periosteum of the skull is common. If you have hit your head violently, headaches and … Associated symptoms | Bump on the head
Therapy The treatment of a bump on the head depends on the cause. Since most bumps are caused by an injury to the head, for example in the course of a fall, the therapy consists of physical rest and occasional cooling of the bump. Lying flat should be avoided so that the swelling can be … Therapy | Bump on the head
A lipoma is a benign tumor that develops from fatty tissue or fat cells (adipocytes). It is usually enclosed in a capsule of connective tissue, which means that it is well separated from the surrounding tissue and therefore easily slidable. Lipomas are counted among the group of soft tissue tumors. They are usually located in … Lipoma of the neck
Symptoms In most cases lipomas do not show any particular symptoms. They are only palpable as lumps under the skin and are usually soft and movable. They do not normally cause pain. Only in certain situations, such as direct pressure or certain movements in which the lipoma is stretched or pressed, may pain occur. If … Symptoms | Lipoma of the neck
Therapy and removal of a lipoma The common lipoma requires no further therapy. It can only be removed surgically if it visually disturbs the affected person, if it is located in a part of the body where it causes pain or if it is very large (see: Operation of a lipoma). Other methods such as … Therapy and removal of a lipoma | Lipoma of the neck
Prognosis Lipomas usually have a very good prognosis. They only very rarely degenerate into malignant tumors and are usually not associated with any further impairment due to their small size and slow growth. However, if they are visually disturbing, lipomas can usually be removed completely without any problems and by a very small, usually outpatient … Prognosis | Lipoma of the neck
