Breast Surgery: Conditions We Treat

At Community Breast Care, we can surgically treat a variety of benign and malignant breast conditions, many of which affect both female and male patients. Learn more about the common conditions our expert breast surgical oncologists can treat below. If you would like more information, or to make an appointment with our breast surgeons, please call 877-655-9599.

Malignant Breast Conditions

  • Ductal Carcinoma in Situ (DCIS) - An early type of breast cancer where the cells have not yet developed the ability to spread out of the ducts into surrounding breast tissue or to other parts of the body. Sometimes called pre-invasive, intraductal or non-invasive cancer.
  • Invasive Ductal Carcinoma (IDCA) - Breast cancer that has started in the ducts of the breasts and can invade tissue surrounding the ducts.
  • Invasive Lobular Carcinoma (ILCA) - Breast cancer that has started in the lobules of the breast and can invade other parts of the body.
  • Paget Disease - Abnormal cells found in the lining of the breast duct.

Benign Breast Conditions

  • Atypical Ductal Hyperplasia (ADH)- A condition where the breast epithelial cells grow abnormally within the ducts. Atypical ductal hyperplasia is not cancer, but it increases the risk of later developing breast cancer.
  • Atypical Lobular Hyperplasia (ALH) - Irregular and disorderly growth of the epithelium lining ducts. Atypical lobular hyperplasia arises from the lobules of the breast.
  • Breast abscess - A local accumulation of pus within the breast due to infection.
  • Breast cellulitis - A bacterial infection that affects the skin of the breast. This condition may occur from broken skin, but it's most often the result of complications from surgery or cancer treatments.
  • Cysts - A fluid-filled mass that is usually not cancer.
  • Fibroadenoma - Solid, benign breast tumors that often occur in women between the ages of 20-30 years old. 
  • Gynecomastia - An enlargement or swelling of breast tissue in males. It is most commonly caused by male estrogen levels that are too high or are out of balance with testosterone levels.
  • Hyperplasia - Increased numbers of cells. This can be benign or atypical.
  • Intraductal papilloma - A benign breast tumor that grows in a milk duct of the breast.
  • Lobular Carcinoma in Situ (LCIS) - An abnormal proliferation of cells within the breast ducts and lobules; these cells lack E-cadherin expression and may be precursor cells to invasive lobular carcinoma. The presence of LCIS increases a patient’s risk of subsequently developing cancer, in both breasts.
  • Mastitis - Infection of the breast.
  • Mastodynia - Pain in the breast.
  • Radial scars - A benign lesion in the breast that contains scar-like changes in the stroma and angulated glands.
  • Sclerosing adenosis - A benign proliferation of breast glands.