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Abstract
INTHODlJCTION
, Preece, 1976). Lr. c:ervicaJ and dorsal radiculi
is, the pa1n 1.s ”sharp and radiating” ln ’Tietze’s
:;yndrome, ”achinq”; 1n t.rauma, ”sore, hruised or stabbing”;
in infections, ”throbbing” and in duct ectasia,
’’1tchinq, burning and drawing. ”
The most common cause ot breast pain, however,
is fibrocystic disease. The pain is cyclic, increasing
ln t_htc premenstrual phase with an associated fullness
’.)r the breast. It lS ·..1suaJ ly bi lat_eraJ, although often
more pronounced on one side and more marked in the
outer por-t. lore::: the breast. The diagnosis
dl.seasf”_’ usuall\’ presents no dilemma;
llOWPVer , dlagnos1.s of the spcc1fJc cause of breast
r,a-ut may be extreme]y difficult since a patient’s comp-
: c’l.l_nt ,,f pain lS mostly sub-ject ivc, and physica 1 signs
rr•.,--1.\- l)(: lacking.