Breast abscess classification

Editor-In-Chief: C. Michael Gibson, M.S., M.D. [1]Associate Editor(s)-in-Chief: Ahmed Elsaiey, MBBCH [2]

Breast abscess is classified according to the anatomical location of the abscess into subcutaneous, subareolar, interlobular, central and retromammary and the lactation state of the patient either lactational or non-lactational.

Breast Abscess may be classified according to anatomical location and lactation state of the patient into subtypes.^[1]

• Anatomical location:
  • Subcutaneous
  • subareolar
  • Interlobular
  • Central
  • Retromammary

• Lactation state:
  • Lactational
  • Non-Lactational.

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