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Physiologic Changes and Benign Perimenopausal Breast Disease

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Familiarity with breast microanatomy and physiology aids in understanding benign breast physiology The female breast is composed of ductal and lobular units. The main breast ducts arise from lactiferous sinuses in the nipple and divide several times to form small ducts and then the smallest ductal elements, or “ductules,” which in fact form the lobular unit of the breast. The ductules also divide and terminate blindly with club-shaped endings. The ductules are sensitive to hormonal stimulation; during pregnancy they proliferate and form the alveolar components of the breast.1

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  • Hormone Replacement Therapy
  • Breast Density
  • Male Breast Cancer
  • Intraductal Papilloma
  • Breast Cyst

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Editors and Affiliations

  1. Associate Professor, Chief, Surgical Service, Department of Surgery, Yale University School of Medicine, New Haven, CT, 06520, USA

    Ronnie A. Rosenthal MD

  2. Associate Professor, Chief, Surgical Service, Department of Veterans Affairs, VA Connecticut Healthcare System, West Haven, 06516, CT, USA

    Ronnie A. Rosenthal MD

  3. Associate Professor and Vice-Chairman, Chief of Surgery, Department of Surgery, Montefiore Medical Center, Albert Einstein College of Medicine, Bronx, 10461, NY, USA

    Michael E. Zenilman MD

  4. Associate Professor and Vice-Chairman, Chief of Surgery, Jack D. Weiler Hospital of the Albert Einstein College of Medicine, Bronx, 10461, NY, USA

    Michael E. Zenilman MD

  5. Chief of Thoracic Surgery, Wyoming Valley Surgical Associates, Kingston, 18704, PA, USA

    Mark R. Katlic M.D.

  6. Chief of Thoracic Surgery, Wyoming Valley Healthcare System, Wilkes-Barre, 18702, PA, USA

    Mark R. Katlic M.D.

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Bayar, S., Ward, B.A. (2001). Physiologic Changes and Benign Perimenopausal Breast Disease. In: Rosenthal, R.A., Zenilman, M.E., Katlic, M.R. (eds) Principles and Practice of Geriatric Surgery. Springer, New York, NY. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4757-3432-4_23

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