Surgery | Common Surgical Conditions | Breast Disease Breast Pain

Breast Disease: Breast Pain
Session Overview
Description
This session is designed to introduce the user to the common causes of breast pain.

Learning Objectives
By the end of this session you will be able to:

• Name the common causes of breast pain
• Differentiate between cyclical and non-cyclical breast pain
• Formulate a list of differential diagnoses
• Propose a series of investigations
• Discuss advice and potential interventions to manage breast pain

Prerequisites
Before commencing this session you should:

• Be able to recognise the signs of breast pathology

Breast pain is a very common symptoms amongst female presentations to a breast clinic. Many patients find it debilitating and difficult to manage, though many more worry about it as a presentation of breast cancer.