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NIH GARD Information: Diabetic mastopathy

This information is provided by the National Institutes of Health (NIH) Genetic and Rare Diseases Information Center (GARD).

Synonyms

  • Diabetic fibrous breast disease
  • Diabetic fibrous mastopathy
  • Lymphocytic mastitis
  • Lymphocytic mastopathy
  • Sclerosing lymphocytic lobulitis

Overview

Diabetic mastopathy are noncancerous lesions in the breast most commonly diagnosed in premenopausal women with type 1 diabetes.[309][310][311] The cause of this condition is unknown.[309][310][311][312][314] Symptoms may include hard, irregular, easily movable, discrete, painless breast mass(es).[309][312][313]

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