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Do benign tumors need to be removed, or can they simply be monitored? Aleksandr Gladyshev, an oncologist and surgeon at the Minsk City Clinical Oncology Center and Candidate of Medical Sciences, provided an explanation in BelTA’s On Point. Health project.
“Fibroadenomas are typically an issue affecting young women. They can develop as early as ages 15–16, can be multiple, and may appear over the course of several years. Large tumors need to be removed. Generally, one centimeter or larger is an indication for surgical treatment. Smaller tumors, a few millimeters up to a centimeter, can be monitored.
Intraductal papilloma is a pathology that requires surgical intervention in all cases, as it is an obligate precancerous condition. This means there is a high probability that a malignant tumor will develop from it in the future. Clinically, it presents as bloody discharge from the nipple. This immediately raises suspicion of intraductal papilloma (another name for it is ‘bleeding breast’).
As for focal mastopathy: if it is not a diffuse change in breast tissue but a clearly defined focal mastopathy, then it is a background pathology that increases the risk of breast cancer. Here too, surgical treatment involving removal of the affected area is recommended.
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