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Breast Cyst

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Definition: A fluid-filled closed cavity or sac that is lined by an EPITHELIUM and found in the BREAST. It may appear as a single large cyst in one breast, multifocal, or bilateral in FIBROCYSTIC BREAST DISEASE.  fluid in breast cyst: coordinate IM with CYST FLUID (NIM); FIBROCYSTIC BREAST DISEASE is also available   
See Also Fibrocystic Breast Disease
Other names Cysts, Breast; Cyst, Breast; Breast Cysts
 
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Galactocele  0   *Breast Cyst.

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