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Pain in the breast is a common symptom in general surgical practice. Most cases are benign and due to cyclical mastalgia, but occasionally pain may be the presenting symptom of carcinoma.
Cyclical mastalgia (fibroadenosis, cystic mastitis)
Noncyclical mastalgia
Duct ectasia
Breast abscess ( Fig. 8 )
Pregnancy
Lactation
Carcinoma (15% of lumps are painful)
Fat necrosis
Mastitis
Tietze’s disease
Mondor’s disease
Rib secondaries
Herpes zoster
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