Abstract
Objective To evaluate the role of the venous system in cyclical mastalgia. Materials and methods 25 healthy women and 39 women with cyclic mastalgia underwent venous Doppler examination in both pre- and postmenstrual period. Upper-outer quadrant veins of breast were evaluated. The impedance indices of both groups were compared in both the premenstrual and postmenstrual period. Results During the premenstrual period, venous impedance indices were significantly higher in the patients with cyclic mastalgia ( p = 0.004) than in the control group. After the menstrual period, there was no difference in venous impedance indices between the groups. Conclusion Excessive tissue oedema might be responsible for both a tension-mediated pain and a compression of the venous system thereby showing higher impedance than that in control group.
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