A client who has been breastfeeding a newborn for the last 3 months is experiencing an inflammation of the breast. The nurse realizes this client is experiencing:
1. intraductal papilloma.
2. mastalgia.
3. mastitis.
4. mastodynia.
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Mastitis, inflammation of the breast, may be caused from irritation, injury, or infection, and it most commonly occurs within the first 3 months after childbirth. Mastalgia and mastodynia are terms that refer to breast pain. Intraductal papilloma is a small benign tumor that grows within the terminal portion of a solitary milk duct of the breast.
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Fill in the blank(s) with correct word