New Port Richey, FL
A 31-year-old female asked:

Can only 1 breast be fibrocystic? and could it cause the size of the breast to increase? us & mammo are normal, besides dense tissue.

1 doctor answer1 doctor weighed in
Dr. Jean Yared
Specializes in Internal Medicine - Oncology
Possible: Typically fibrocytic disease is found in both breasts, but one breast can be affected more than the other and this is why possibly what is going on in your case. Fibrocytic disease usually fluctuates during the menstruation cycle. Typically mammography is normal and US shows cysts.
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