1. Aspiration cytologic examination revealed a fibrocystic change.

2. Sometimes, fibrocystic changes produce a more diffusely lumpy breast.

3. The effect of estrogens on fibrocystic breast disease ( FBD ) are controversial.

4. Fibrocystic breast disease is described as common, benign (non-cancerous) changes in the tissues of the breast.

5. Thus, just as with fibrocystic changes such as fibrosis, cysts, and sclerosing adenosis, there is no increased risk for carcinoma.

6. On biopsy , this lesion had areas of fibrocystic changes with epithelial hyperplasia.

7. Prominent sclerosing adenosis , one of the features of fibrocystic changes, is demonstrated by the appearance of a proliferation of small ducts in a fibrous stroma.

8. Microscopically, section of the breast shows a background of fibrocystic change.

9. Women having fewer than 3 bowel movements per week experience 4.5 times more fibrocystic breast disease than women who have at least one movement per day.