Wounds and Injuries—Breast Diseases

Most women experience breast changes at some time. Your age, hormone levels, and medicines you take may cause lumps, bumps, and discharges (fluids that are not breast milk).

If you have a breast lump, pain, discharge or skin irritation, see your health care provider. Minor and serious breast problems have similar symptoms. Although many women fear cancer, most breast problems are not cancer.

Some common breast changes are

• Fibrocystic breast changes – lumpiness, thickening and swelling, often just before a woman’s period
• Cysts – fluid-filled lumps
• Fibroadenomas – solid, round, rubbery lumps that move easily when pushed, occurring most in younger women
• Intraductal papillomas – growths similar to warts near the nipple
• Blocked milk ducts
• Milk production when a woman is not breastfeeding

NIH: National Cancer Institute

• Breast – premenstrual tenderness and swelling (Medical Encyclopedia)
• Breast biopsy — stereotactic (Medical Encyclopedia)
• Breast biopsy — ultrasound (Medical Encyclopedia)
• Breast infection (Medical Encyclopedia)
• Breast lump (Medical Encyclopedia)
• Breast MRI scan (Medical Encyclopedia)
• Breast pain (Medical Encyclopedia)
• Breast self exam (Medical Encyclopedia)
• Breast skin and nipple changes (Medical Encyclopedia)
• Fibroadenoma – breast (Medical Encyclopedia)
• Fibrocystic breast disease (Medical Encyclopedia)
• Gynecomastia (Medical Encyclopedia)
• Intraductal papilloma (Medical Encyclopedia)
• Nipple problems (Medical Encyclopedia)

Also called: Traumatic injuries

An injury is damage to your body. It is a general term that refers to harm caused by accidents, falls, hits, weapons, and more. In the U.S., millions of people injure themselves every year. These injuries range from minor to life-threatening. Injuries can happen at work or play, indoors or outdoors, driving a car, or walking across the street.

Wounds are injuries that break the skin or other body tissues. They include cuts, scrapes, scratches, and punctured skin. They often happen because of an accident, but surgery, sutures, and stitches also cause wounds. Minor wounds usually aren’t serious, but it is important to clean them. Serious and infected wounds may require first aid followed by a visit to your doctor. You should also seek attention if the wound is deep, you cannot close it yourself, you cannot stop the bleeding or get the dirt out, or it does not heal.

Other common types of injuries include

• Animal bites
• Bruises
• Burns
• Dislocations
• Electrical injuries
• Fractures
• Sprains and strains

• Bleeding (Medical Encyclopedia)
• Crush injury (Medical Encyclopedia)
• Cuts and puncture wounds (Medical Encyclopedia)
• Electrical injury (Medical Encyclopedia)
• Gunshot wounds — aftercare (Medical Encyclopedia)
• How wounds heal (Medical Encyclopedia)
• Laceration – sutures or staples – at home (Medical Encyclopedia)
• Lacerations – liquid bandage (Medical Encyclopedia)
• Surgical wound care (Medical Encyclopedia)
• Surgical wound infection – treatment (Medical Encyclopedia)
• Wet to dry dressing changes (Medical Encyclopedia)
• Wound care centers (Medical Encyclopedia)