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focal atypical ductal hyperplasia

by chaskan1, Jul 16, 2007 06:02PM
My Doctor called and told me that my breast bioposy showed that I have "Focal atypical ductal hyperplasia" what is this, and how is it related to cancer?
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by BhumikaMD, Apr 12, 2008 02:01PM
Hi,

Atypical ductal hyperplasia is not cancer nor is it a pre-cancerous lesion. But it does mean that the individual is predisposed to increased risk of cancer.

For you to understand it - this means that there is an area (focal) from the duct of the breast (ductal) of an increased number of cells than usual (hyperplasia) that look different than normal breast tissue (atypical).

You should follow up with your doctor about the further management plan in your case.

Let us know if you have any other doubts and post us about how you are doing.

Regards.
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