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Common Breast Problems.

Overview of attention for article published in American Family Physician, April 2019
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Title
Common Breast Problems.
Published in
American Family Physician, April 2019
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Authors

Brooke Salzman, Elizabeth Collins, Lauren Hersh

Abstract

Palpable breast masses, mastalgia, and nipple discharge are commonly encountered symptoms in outpatient practice, causing significant patient anxiety and precipitating medical consultation. The initial workup includes a detailed clinical history and physical examination. Women presenting with a breast mass will require imaging and further assessment to exclude cancer. Diagnostic mammography is usually preferred, but ultrasonography is more sensitive in women younger than 30 years. Any suspicious mass detected on physical examination, mammography, or ultrasonography should undergo biopsy. In most cases, a core needle biopsy should be performed with imaging guidance for evaluation of a suspicious mass. Mastalgia is usually not an indication of underlying malignancy. Oral contraceptives, hormone therapy, some psychotropic drugs, and some cardiovascular agents have been associated with mastalgia. Focal breast pain should be evaluated with diagnostic imaging. Targeted ultrasonography localized to discrete areas of the breast can be used alone to evaluate focal breast pain in women younger than 30 years, and as an adjunct to mammography in women 30 years and older. Topical nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs, such as diclofenac, are a first-line treatment option. The first step in the diagnostic evaluation of patients with nipple discharge is classification of the discharge as pathologic or physiologic. Nipple discharge is classified as pathologic if it is spontaneous, bloody, unilateral, or associated with a breast mass. Patients with pathologic discharge should undergo diagnostic imaging. Galactorrhea is the most common cause of physiologic discharge not associated with pregnancy or lactation. It occurs as a result of an endocrinopathy (hyperprolactinemia or thyroid dysfunction) or from the use of dopamine-inhibiting medications.

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Geographical breakdown

Country Count As %
United States 1 <1%
Singapore 1 <1%
Unknown 172 99%

Demographic breakdown

Readers by professional status Count As %
Student > Master 26 15%
Student > Postgraduate 19 11%
Student > Doctoral Student 16 9%
Student > Bachelor 14 8%
Researcher 11 6%
Other 21 12%
Unknown 67 39%
Readers by discipline Count As %
Medicine and Dentistry 67 39%
Nursing and Health Professions 14 8%
Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology 5 3%
Psychology 3 2%
Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutical Science 2 1%
Other 10 6%
Unknown 73 42%
Attention Score in Context

Attention Score in Context

This research output has an Altmetric Attention Score of 4. This is our high-level measure of the quality and quantity of online attention that it has received. This Attention Score, as well as the ranking and number of research outputs shown below, was calculated when the research output was last mentioned on 23 November 2021.
All research outputs
#7,782,070
of 25,385,509 outputs
Outputs from American Family Physician
#559
of 2,211 outputs
Outputs of similar age
#135,243
of 364,697 outputs
Outputs of similar age from American Family Physician
#11
of 27 outputs
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