Symptoms and Diagnosis of Breast Lumps
Breast Lump Meaning: Breast lumps are a common sign of breast disease. The breasts
of women are uneven, and many of the lumps that women find themselves are just
the normal raised areas of the breast. These lumps will become more obvious and
easier to reach before menstruation.
English Name: Breast Lump
Treatment department:
Breast Surgery
Common morbidity:
Breast
Common Causes:
Endocrine disorders, mood, induced abortion, unreasonable diet
structure, etc.
How to find and treat breast masses?
Breast masses are common with chronic cystic hyperplasia,
fibroadenoma, and occasional lesions, that is, inflammation and malignancy.
Table of Content
- Common diseases and symptoms
- Diagnosis
What are the Common Causes of Breast Lumps?
Endocrine
disorders, mood, induced abortion, unreasonable diet structure, etc.
What are the Common Symptoms of Breast Lumps?
Nodules of varying
sizes and unclear boundaries can be pushed.
The vast majority of breast lumps found clinically are benign
lesions, such as breast adenopathy, breast fibroadenoma, breast cyst,
intraductal papilloma, breast duct dilatation, and breast tuberculosis.
Breast
adenopathy is also known as breast hyperplasia. In terms of the characteristics
of lumps, breast adenopathy is often found at the same time or successively in
multiple breasts of different sizes and unclear boundaries, which can be
pushed. Breast fibroadenoma is mostly single-shot, with a clear touch, neat
edges, smooth surface, and mobility.
Breast cysts are swollen leaflets formed
when breast tissue ages. The lumps are smooth and removable. Papilloma in the
mammary duct often touches a soft tumor with a round texture under the areola
or the edge of the areola.
The diameter is generally 0.3 to 1 cm, and most of
them are accompanied by nipple discharge.
Mammary duct ectasia, also known as
plasma cell mastitis, often begins with a lump. The edges are uneven and the
surface is not smooth. Most are located deep in the areola, and the size is
usually within 3cm.
Breast tuberculosis is mostly isolated nodules at the
beginning, gradually forming one to several masses, the border is not very
clear, and it is easy to adhere to the skin.
Only a few of the breast lumps are
cancer, and the breast cancer lumps are mostly single nodules with irregular
edges, and most of them are hard and often stick to the skin.
How to Diagnose Breast Lumps?
Diagnosis for Breast Lumps: It is easier to diagnose the breast when it touches the mass.
Combining breast X-ray (molybdenum target photography) and breast ultrasound,
if necessary, puncture or surgical biopsy for cytological or histological
diagnosis.
In recent years, due to the improvement of diagnostic
equipment and the improvement of technology, the proportion of breast cancer
that can not touch the mass has been increasing.
Mammography can find
microcalcifications in the breast, that is, fine sand-like calcification or needle-like
calcification, which produces calcified lesions. Most of them are benign, and
1/5 - 1/4 of them are cancers, which can be diagnosed by stereotaxic biopsy.
There are also breast cancers that do not touch the mass, with nipple discharge
as the first symptom, which can be diagnosed by cytology smear or lactoscopy of
the discharge. Paget's disease of the breast is also known as eczema-like
breast cancer.
The clinical manifestations are very similar to chronic eczema.
The nipple is itchy or accompanied by burning pain.
The nipples and areola are
red, eroded, ulcerated, crusted, crusted, desquamated, and even the nipple
retracts, often accompanied by nipple discharge.
Early diagnosis should be
distinguished from chronic eczema and contact dermatitis, and the diagnosis
should be based on the histopathological examination of the lesion.
Are breast cancers clinically inaccessible?
Most
inflammatory breast cancers are also clinically inaccessible, the breasts are
diffusely hardened and enlarged, and the local skin is red, swollen, hot,
painful and resembles acute inflammation.
The difference is that there is no
systemic symptoms such as chills and fever, and the white blood cell count is
often In the normal range, it should be distinguished from acute mastitis.
Another type of breast cancer with no mass is occult breast cancer. The primary
lesion in the breast of this breast cancer is often very small, only 1 to 2 mm.
It is difficult to find in clinical examination, but it is led by axillary
lymph node metastasis.
Symptoms, X-ray examination of the mammary gland can
help to find the primary focus.
In summary, the very few people who can't feel the lump in
the breast are by no means likely to develop breast cancer, and the majority of
people who can't touch the lump in the breast may not be breast cancer.
What to do if breasts have lumps?
Breast is one of the body parts that every female friend
cares about. The health of the breast directly affects the health of the body.
So what should I do if a lump is found in the breast? What measures should be
taken to protect the treatment? Let's take a look at the editor.
If you have a lump in your breast, you need to be
particularly vigilant. You should go to the breast surgery department of the
hospital immediately to check whether there are cancerous cells.
1. The lumps continue to enlarge without pain
2. The shape of the lump is irregular and feels sticky with
the surrounding skin
3. The lump cannot move when pushed by hand
4. There is discharge of nipple
5. The areola feels itchy or faintly painful.
Which breast diseases can cause breast lumps?
1. Breast hyperplasia
The lump can occur anywhere in the breast, and can develop on
one or both sides of the breast. The lump can be single or multiple.
2. Breast lobular hyperplasia
It can change from single to multiple, and can involve
bilateral breasts. After menstruation, breast pain or relief, the mass also
becomes soft and shrinking.
3. Breast fibroadenopathy
Breast pain is mild, may be premenstrual pain, or has nothing
to do with menstruation, long-term hidden pain can be increased before
menstruation, or the pain is not regular.
4. Breast fibrosis
Mostly manifested as a painless mass with unclear boundaries.
And the menstrual cycle is not very obvious.
5. Cystic hyperplasia of the breast
It is an unclear and irregular hard mass, scattered scattered
in the local or whole breast.
6. Breast fibroadenoma
The disease is most common in women aged 18-25 years, mostly
single painless masses that are occasionally found.
7. Breast lumps caused by breast cancer
80% of breast cancer patients have breast lumps as their
first symptom.
Benign breast lumps prone to occur in women of different ages
More than 60% of women have breast lumps before menopause, of
which more than 90% are benign.
Which foods should I eat more if I have Breast Lumps?
1. Whole wheat products
Whole wheat including oatmeal, whole wheat
biscuits, whole wheat bread, etc. Especially for pregnant women in the north,
it is necessary to change the biscuits and fritters from breakfast to oatmeal,
although it will be a little unaccustomed.
Oatmeal keeps you full of energy and
lowers cholesterol levels in the body. Of course, don’t buy sweet, refined
cereals that are natural, without any sugar or other added ingredients. Then
you can add some peanuts, raisins or honey as you like.
A small snack of whole
wheat biscuits, chewing finely can very effectively relieve morning sickness
reaction; whole wheat bread can provide rich iron and zinc.
2. Vegetables
Don’t forget to add dark-colored lettuce when
making western-style salads. Dark-colored vegetables often mean high vitamin
content. Cabbage is a good source of calcium. You can always add such fresh
vegetables to soups or dumplings.
For spinach, some people once thought that it
was rich in iron and was regarded as one of the vegetables that can prevent
anemia during pregnancy. But recently experts have suggested that spinach does
not contain much iron, but contains a large amount of oxalic acid that affects
the absorption of zinc and calcium, so do not eat more spinach.
Cauliflower has
many benefits, it is rich in calcium and folic acid, has a lot of fiber and
antioxidants to fight diseases, and also helps to absorb iron in other green
vegetables.
3. Lean meat
Because lean meat is rich in iron and easily
absorbed by the body. During pregnancy, the amount of blood in the pregnant
woman will increase.
To ensure adequate nutrition for the fetus, the pregnant
woman’s need for iron will increase exponentially. If the iron stored in the
body is insufficient, pregnant women will feel extremely tired. It is extremely
important to supplement enough iron through diet, especially lean meat.
There are many reasons for breast fibroma, and the following
preventive measures can be taken for breast fibroma:
1. Pay attention to the combination of work and rest.
According to this point, intellectual women should pay special attention to the
combination of work and rest. In addition, insisting on breastfeeding can
reduce the incidence, because breastfeeding can reduce the incidence of breast
fibroids, can also reduce the number of miscarriages, and can also reduce the
incidence.
2. Maintain emotional stability and reduce mental
stimulation. According to statistics, 85% of patients with breast fibroma have
unhealthy mood changes before the disease. Mental stimulation can cause
elevated estrogen levels and endocrine disorders in the body.
3. The solution of traditional Ayurvedic medicine is the main
solution at present, and it has been clinically proven that the solution of
traditional Ayurvedic Herbal medicine is very good.
Once a
breast problem occurs, it must be treated as soon as possible. It is related to
the health of the female body. Hope that the editor's introduction today can
help everyone.
Author's Bio
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| Dr. Shawna Reason |
Education: MBBS, MD
Occupation: Medical Doctor / Virologist
Specialization: Medical Science, Micro Biology / Virology, Natural Treatment
Experience: 15 Years as a Medical Practitioner
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