What does benign breast calcification mean?

Many people don’t know much about benign breast calcification, which refers to a symptom of calcium deposition. Patients often experience pain, which can be treated with certain medications. Calcification often leads to degenerative changes inside the breast, often causing damage, inflammation, and even aging of the female breast arteries. It is generally not related to malignant tumors, so don’t worry too much.

Cause: Since there is no clear understanding of the mechanism and cause of breast hyperplasia, the current treatment is basically symptomatic. Some patients may experience spontaneous remission several months to 1 to 2 years after onset and usually do not require treatment. For patients with more obvious symptoms and more extensive lesions, wearing a bra to support the breasts or using 5% potassium iodide can relieve the symptoms. In addition, there is hormone therapy. Some people use androgens to treat this disease to inhibit the effects of estrogen, soften nodules, and relieve symptoms; but this treatment may aggravate the imbalance of hormones in the human body and is not suitable for routine use. It should only be considered when the symptoms are severe and affect normal work and life. During the follow-up observation of the patient, if a lump is found that grows rapidly or becomes hard in a short period of time, the possibility of cancer should be highly suspected. If necessary, a biopsy or simple resection of the affected breast should be performed. If cancer cells are found in the frozen section during the operation, the patient should be treated as breast cancer.

Disease classification

Generally speaking, if you develop breast hyperplasia and calcification during breastfeeding, you can continue breastfeeding if the symptoms are not very serious, but if they are serious, you should stop breastfeeding. To treat mastitis, start by cleaning the breasts. Rest after early injection, stop breastfeeding, clean the nipples and areola, and promote milk discharge (using a breast pump or sucking). Those who need incision and drainage should stop breastfeeding.

Differences between benign and malignant breast hyperplasia and calcification

Compared with benign breast hyperplasia calcifications, the average density of malignant breast hyperplasia calcifications is lower, and the density and size are of greater value in distinguishing benign and malignant breast diseases. The distribution of tiny calcifications in breast X-rays seems to have no pattern to follow, but when pathology finds that the cancer occurs in the terminal duct, the calcification may be located in large areas of necrotic tissue or between cancer cells, or it may exist in the superior duct or at the bifurcation of the duct or in the adjacent alveolar cavity.