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Breast changes may feature excessive cell growth
(called hyperplasia). Atypical hyperplasia is a condition in
which too many cells line the wall of a milk duct or lobule and
no longer look like normal cells. This may be a sign that you
are at an increased risk of developing breast cancer in
the future.
Atypical hyperplasia is normally considered precancerous
condition. It is important to note that this presentation is not
cancer, but can be a forerunner to the development of breast
cancer. If over a period of time these cells keep dividing and
become more abnormal, then the condition is reclassified as
carcinoma in situ or noninvasive cancer.
It has been observed that if you have presented atypical
hyperplasia, the risk of eventually developing breast cancer is
about four to six times greater than is the risk for a woman who
does not have the condition. |
