Medical Surgical Nursing

Diagnostic Evaluation

Magnetic Resonance Imaging

Procedures for Tissue Analysis

Percutaneous Biopsy

Fine-Needle Aspiration

Surgical Biopsy

• Excisional Biopsy


• Incisional Biopsy

Comparison of Various Breast Masses

Benign Neoplasms: Fibrocystic Breast Disease (FBD)

Also called chronic mastitis or lumpy breast syndrome, it is the most common breast

lesion in females and usually occurs between ages 35 and 50. Many cases will subside

after menopause.