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Abnormal breast morphology

MedGen UID:
1627648
•Concept ID:
C4531292
•
Anatomical Abnormality
HPO: HP:0031093

Definition

Any anomaly of the structure of the breast. [from HPO]

Term Hierarchy

CClinical test,  RResearch test,  OOMIM,  GGeneReviews,  VClinVar  
  • CROGVAbnormal breast morphology

Professional guidelines

PubMed

Consensus based recommendations for diagnosis and medical management of Poland syndrome (sequence).
Baldelli I, Baccarani A, Barone C, Bedeschi F, Bianca S, Calabrese O, Castori M, Catena N, Corain M, Costanzo S, Barbato GP, De Stefano S, Divizia MT, Feletti F, Formica M, Lando M, Lerone M, Lorenzetti F, Martinoli C, Mellini L, Nava MB, Porcellini G, Puliti A, Romanini MV, Rondoni F, Santi P, Sartini S, Senes F, Spada L, Tarani L, Valle M, Venturino C, Zaottini F, Torre M, Crimi M
Orphanet J Rare Dis 2020 Aug 5;15(1):201. doi: 10.1186/s13023-020-01481-x. PMID: 32758259Free PMC Article
Breast Cancer Screening and Diagnosis, Version 3.2018, NCCN Clinical Practice Guidelines in Oncology.
Bevers TB, Helvie M, Bonaccio E, Calhoun KE, Daly MB, Farrar WB, Garber JE, Gray R, Greenberg CC, Greenup R, Hansen NM, Harris RE, Heerdt AS, Helsten T, Hodgkiss L, Hoyt TL, Huff JG, Jacobs L, Lehman CD, Monsees B, Niell BL, Parker CC, Pearlman M, Philpotts L, Shepardson LB, Smith ML, Stein M, Tumyan L, Williams C, Bergman MA, Kumar R
J Natl Compr Canc Netw 2018 Nov;16(11):1362-1389. doi: 10.6004/jnccn.2018.0083. PMID: 30442736
Screening for Breast Cancer: U.S. Preventive Services Task Force Recommendation Statement.
Siu AL; U.S. Preventive Services Task Force
Ann Intern Med 2016 Feb 16;164(4):279-96. Epub 2016 Jan 12 doi: 10.7326/M15-2886. PMID: 26757170

Recent clinical studies

Etiology

Breast pathology in adolescence.
de Vasconcelos Gaspar A, Melo L, Geraldes F, Belo J, Águas F
Breast Dis 2021;40(4):269-274. doi: 10.3233/BD-201043. PMID: 34120893
Screening for Breast Cancer: U.S. Preventive Services Task Force Recommendation Statement.
Siu AL; U.S. Preventive Services Task Force
Ann Intern Med 2016 Feb 16;164(4):279-96. Epub 2016 Jan 12 doi: 10.7326/M15-2886. PMID: 26757170
Benign breast disorders.
Onstad M, Stuckey A
Obstet Gynecol Clin North Am 2013 Sep;40(3):459-73. Epub 2013 Jul 24 doi: 10.1016/j.ogc.2013.05.004. PMID: 24021252
Breast reduction.
Hammond DC, Loffredo M
Plast Reconstr Surg 2012 May;129(5):829e-839e. doi: 10.1097/PRS.0b013e31824a2efc. PMID: 22544113
Redefining gigantomastia.
Dafydd H, Roehl KR, Phillips LG, Dancey A, Peart F, Shokrollahi K
J Plast Reconstr Aesthet Surg 2011 Feb;64(2):160-3. Epub 2010 Jun 8 doi: 10.1016/j.bjps.2010.04.043. PMID: 20965141

Diagnosis

Breast pathology in adolescence.
de Vasconcelos Gaspar A, Melo L, Geraldes F, Belo J, Águas F
Breast Dis 2021;40(4):269-274. doi: 10.3233/BD-201043. PMID: 34120893
Nonmass Findings at Breast US: Definition, Classifications, and Differential Diagnosis.
Choe J, Chikarmane SA, Giess CS
Radiographics 2020 Mar-Apr;40(2):326-335. doi: 10.1148/rg.2020190125. PMID: 32125954
Skin diseases of the breast and nipple: Benign and malignant tumors.
Waldman RA, Finch J, Grant-Kels JM, Stevenson C, Whitaker-Worth D
J Am Acad Dermatol 2019 Jun;80(6):1467-1481. Epub 2018 Nov 16 doi: 10.1016/j.jaad.2018.08.066. PMID: 30452954
Screening for Breast Cancer: U.S. Preventive Services Task Force Recommendation Statement.
Siu AL; U.S. Preventive Services Task Force
Ann Intern Med 2016 Feb 16;164(4):279-96. Epub 2016 Jan 12 doi: 10.7326/M15-2886. PMID: 26757170
Benign breast disorders.
Onstad M, Stuckey A
Obstet Gynecol Clin North Am 2013 Sep;40(3):459-73. Epub 2013 Jul 24 doi: 10.1016/j.ogc.2013.05.004. PMID: 24021252

Therapy

An overview of cleft lip and palate.
Alois CI, Ruotolo RA
JAAPA 2020 Dec;33(12):17-20. doi: 10.1097/01.JAA.0000721644.06681.06. PMID: 33234889
Ankyloglossia and Other Oral Ties.
Walsh J, McKenna Benoit M
Otolaryngol Clin North Am 2019 Oct;52(5):795-811. Epub 2019 Jul 25 doi: 10.1016/j.otc.2019.06.008. PMID: 31353141
Management of Recurrent or Persistent Macromastia.
Austin RE, Lista F, Ahmad J
Clin Plast Surg 2016 Apr;43(2):383-93. Epub 2016 Feb 11 doi: 10.1016/j.cps.2015.12.004. PMID: 27012797
Screening for Breast Cancer: U.S. Preventive Services Task Force Recommendation Statement.
Siu AL; U.S. Preventive Services Task Force
Ann Intern Med 2016 Feb 16;164(4):279-96. Epub 2016 Jan 12 doi: 10.7326/M15-2886. PMID: 26757170
Breast deformities and mastopexy.
Nahabedian MY
Plast Reconstr Surg 2011 Apr;127(4):91e-102e. doi: 10.1097/PRS.0b013e31820a7fa7. PMID: 21460647

Prognosis

Fibroepithelial tumours of the breast-a review.
Lerwill MF, Lee AHS, Tan PH
Virchows Arch 2022 Jan;480(1):45-63. Epub 2021 Sep 10 doi: 10.1007/s00428-021-03175-6. PMID: 34505197
A single-cell atlas of the healthy breast tissues reveals clinically relevant clusters of breast epithelial cells.
Bhat-Nakshatri P, Gao H, Sheng L, McGuire PC, Xuei X, Wan J, Liu Y, Althouse SK, Colter A, Sandusky G, Storniolo AM, Nakshatri H
Cell Rep Med 2021 Mar 16;2(3):100219. doi: 10.1016/j.xcrm.2021.100219. PMID: 33763657Free PMC Article
Skin diseases of the breast and nipple: Benign and malignant tumors.
Waldman RA, Finch J, Grant-Kels JM, Stevenson C, Whitaker-Worth D
J Am Acad Dermatol 2019 Jun;80(6):1467-1481. Epub 2018 Nov 16 doi: 10.1016/j.jaad.2018.08.066. PMID: 30452954
Breast Cancer Screening and Diagnosis, Version 3.2018, NCCN Clinical Practice Guidelines in Oncology.
Bevers TB, Helvie M, Bonaccio E, Calhoun KE, Daly MB, Farrar WB, Garber JE, Gray R, Greenberg CC, Greenup R, Hansen NM, Harris RE, Heerdt AS, Helsten T, Hodgkiss L, Hoyt TL, Huff JG, Jacobs L, Lehman CD, Monsees B, Niell BL, Parker CC, Pearlman M, Philpotts L, Shepardson LB, Smith ML, Stein M, Tumyan L, Williams C, Bergman MA, Kumar R
J Natl Compr Canc Netw 2018 Nov;16(11):1362-1389. doi: 10.6004/jnccn.2018.0083. PMID: 30442736
Screening for Breast Cancer: U.S. Preventive Services Task Force Recommendation Statement.
Siu AL; U.S. Preventive Services Task Force
Ann Intern Med 2016 Feb 16;164(4):279-96. Epub 2016 Jan 12 doi: 10.7326/M15-2886. PMID: 26757170

Clinical prediction guides

The expanding genetic and clinical landscape associated with Meier-Gorlin syndrome.
Nielsen-Dandoroff E, Ruegg MSG, Bicknell LS
Eur J Hum Genet 2023 Aug;31(8):859-868. Epub 2023 Apr 14 doi: 10.1038/s41431-023-01359-z. PMID: 37059840Free PMC Article
Health Disparity and Breast Cancer Outcomes in Asian Women.
Gao Y, Heller SL
Radiographics 2022 Nov-Dec;42(7):1912-1924. Epub 2022 Sep 2 doi: 10.1148/rg.220074. PMID: 36053846
Breast pathology in adolescence.
de Vasconcelos Gaspar A, Melo L, Geraldes F, Belo J, Águas F
Breast Dis 2021;40(4):269-274. doi: 10.3233/BD-201043. PMID: 34120893
Dermatopathology of the female breast.
Peters MS, Lehman JS, Comfere NI
Am J Dermatopathol 2013 May;35(3):289-304; quiz 305-7. doi: 10.1097/DAD.0b013e318267caa3. PMID: 23598853
Breast thermography.
Nyirjesy I
Clin Obstet Gynecol 1982 Jun;25(2):401-8. doi: 10.1097/00003081-198206000-00023. PMID: 7105516

Recent systematic reviews

A Systematic Review of Outcomes and Complications of Tuberous Breast Surgery.
Alvaro AI, Willet JW, Dounas GD, Jeeves A, Lodge M, Javed MU
Aesthet Surg J 2023 Nov 16;43(12):NP1001-NP1009. doi: 10.1093/asj/sjad229. PMID: 37439225
The role of pre-operative axillary ultrasound in assessment of axillary tumor burden in breast cancer patients: a systematic review and meta-analysis.
Man V, Luk WP, Fung LH, Kwong A
Breast Cancer Res Treat 2022 Nov;196(2):245-254. Epub 2022 Sep 22 doi: 10.1007/s10549-022-06699-w. PMID: 36138294
Prognostic value of the TCGA molecular classification in uterine carcinosarcoma.
Travaglino A, Raffone A, Raimondo D, Arciuolo D, Angelico G, Valente M, Scaglione G, D'alessandris N, Casadio P, Inzani F, Mollo A, Santoro A, Seracchioli R, Franco Zannoni G
Int J Gynaecol Obstet 2022 Jul;158(1):13-20. Epub 2021 Oct 11 doi: 10.1002/ijgo.13937. PMID: 34536971Free PMC Article
Systematic review of the association between oil and natural gas extraction processes and human reproduction.
Balise VD, Meng CX, Cornelius-Green JN, Kassotis CD, Kennedy R, Nagel SC
Fertil Steril 2016 Sep 15;106(4):795-819. Epub 2016 Aug 25 doi: 10.1016/j.fertnstert.2016.07.1099. PMID: 27568524Free PMC Article
Omentum for Mammary Disorders: A 30-Year Systematic Review.
Claro F Jr, Sarian LO, Pinto-Neto AM
Ann Surg Oncol 2015 Aug;22(8):2540-50. Epub 2015 Jan 9 doi: 10.1245/s10434-014-4328-8. PMID: 25572679

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