Fibrocystic breast disease is a common and benign change within the
breast characterized by a dense irregular and bumpy consistency in
the breast tissue. Mammography or biopsy may be needed to rule out
other disorders.
Review Date: 03/10/2011
Reviewed By: Harvey Simon, MD, Editor-in-Chief, Associate Professor of Medicine,
Harvard Medical School; Physician, Massachusetts General Hospital.
A.D.A.M., Inc. is accredited by URAC, also known as the American Accreditation HealthCare Commission (www.urac.org)
