Palpable breast lumps: An age-based approach to evaluation and diagnosis
- Resource Type
- article
- Authors
- Francois Malherbe; Daniel Nel; Hunadi Molabe; Lydia Cairncross; Liana Roodt
- Source
- South African Family Practice, Vol 64, Iss 1, Pp e1-e5 (2022)
- Subject
- breast lump
palpable
primary care
diagnostic guide
age-based approach
Medicine
- Language
- English
- ISSN
- 2078-6190
2078-6204
A palpable breast lump is a common presentation of breast disease to a general practitioner. Fortunately, investigation of most of these lumps will lead to a benign diagnosis. It is essential to have a clear and systematic approach when investigating a palpable breast lump to avoid over investigation with the resultant increase in healthcare cost and anxiety. This article will discuss an approach to evaluating and diagnosing a palpable breast lump in the primary care setting.