How many kinds of breast nodules are there?

Is there a nodule in the breast worried about breast cancer? Three kinds of breast nodules have different shapes. Which one are you?

There are often friends who feel nodules on their or their partners' breasts when they are taking a shower or having sex. Now the incidence of breast cancer is getting higher and higher, and everyone will inevitably panic. Knowing more about breast nodules can make everyone face it more rationally.

Why are there breast nodules?

Breast nodules include many types, such as breast proliferative nodules, breast fibromas, breast cancer and so on. Different breast nodules have different causes.

Such as breast hyperplasia nodules, generally due to the imbalance of estrogen and progesterone in the body; For example, the patient has breast fibroma, which is caused by abnormal sensitivity of breast cells to estrogen;

Such as breast cancer, the cause of breast cancer is still unclear, which may be related to factors such as high estrogen level, obesity, overnutrition, high-fat diet, and may also be related to early menarche and late menopause.

After breast nodules appear, you must go to the hospital for examination, find out what kind of nodules they are, and then treat them accordingly.

Different types of breast nodules look different.

There are many kinds of breast nodules, and different kinds of nodules look different.

For example, the patient suffers from breast fibroma, which is a benign breast tumor, showing a round or quasi-round tumor on the breast with clear boundaries, regular shape and smooth surface.

If the patient is breast cancer, it is a malignant tumor of the breast, with irregular shape, unclear boundary and hard texture, which is not easy to be pushed.

If the patient has breast proliferative nodules, the nodules are various, some are regular and some are relatively irregular.

So to sum up, the appearance of different breast nodules is different, which can be judged according to the specific condition.

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Is breast nodule graded? How is it divided?

The first and second grades of breast nodules were classified by stages according to breast imaging reports and data.

The first-class representative is (-), which is normal by color Doppler ultrasound or molybdenum target examination. There is no lump, structural disorder, thickening or calcification in the breast skin.

The second grade is a benign sign, and malignancy can be ruled out. It should be judged according to age and some clinical manifestations. Generally, it is recommended to re-examine every six months to 1 year. The second grade is generally a simple cyst with small lymph nodes in the breast.

Grade 3 means that the risk of malignant transformation of benign nodules is very low, and more than 98% are benign nodules.

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How to treat breast nodules?

Breast nodules should be determined according to the type, age, different clinical manifestations and auxiliary examination results. Of course, there are wills including the patient himself.

If the breast nodules are small, clinical examination is necessary. There are also some auxiliary examinations, including color Doppler ultrasound, including molybdenum target films. If this nodule is benign, such as fibroadenoma or lipoma, or intraductal papilloma, etc.

Then according to the size, generally within one centimeter, the patient has no symptoms and is unwilling to operate. At this time, close observation can be suggested.

If it exceeds one centimeter, it hurts, or the patient is afraid of papilloma with blood discharged. At this time, surgical intervention is generally recommended.

If this breast nodule passes the clinical examination and auxiliary examination, considering the possibility of malignancy, then we should actively take surgical intervention.

Once breast nodules appear, you should go to a regular hospital and accept the advice of a regular breast specialist according to different situations.