There is a lump in the right breast. What is going on?

Many women accidentally find one or more lumps of varying sizes on one or both breasts when taking a bath. Some women feel pain when gently pressed with their hands, while others do not feel any discomfort. Some lumps have clear boundaries and can slide back and forth when touched by hand. Some only appear before and after menstruation, while others show no signs of disappearing. Female friends must not be careless and must go to the hospital for examination in time. So, what does it mean when there are lumps in the breast?

What diseases can cause breast lumps?

Breast hyperplasia, breast lobular hyperplasia, breast fibroadenosis, breast fibrosis, breast cystic hyperplasia, breast fibroadenoma, breast cancer.
symptom
Breast hyperplasia
The lump may appear on one or both sides of the breast. It may feel like a flake, a tough knot, or several granules, and may be painful. Before menstruation, the lump becomes larger and there is a feeling of distension or tingling, which worsens with breast movement or upper limb movement. The pain may even spread to the shoulders and back. After menstruation, the pain is relieved and the lump becomes smaller.

Breast fibroadenomas are usually cherry-sized, round or oval in shape, painless, smooth, and movable. This tumor is a benign tumor that grows slowly, but can grow rapidly during pregnancy and has a very low rate of canceration. 3. Breast cystic hyperplasia is common in middle-aged women aged 30-50. The lumps are often spread throughout the breasts on both sides, or they can be confined to one part of the breast. They appear as multiple nodules of varying sizes, which are round, soft and hard, or flaky lumps that are not clearly touched, with unclear boundaries from the surrounding tissues. Patients often feel breast pain, which is particularly obvious during menstruation. 4. Breast cancer often occurs in women aged 40-60. At the beginning, it is mostly a single small lump, which is hard, rough, unclearly demarcated from surrounding tissues, and has poor mobility. With further development, the lump becomes fixed, and dimple-like depressions and "orange peel"-like changes may appear on the local skin surface, and the nipple may become inverted or elevated. III. Nature of breast lumps 1. Malignant tumors are generally painless in the early stages, have a hard texture (hard as stone), a rough surface, are fixed when touched, and the skin appears inward or has orange peel-like changes. If the nipple appears inverted or elevated, enlarged lymph nodes may be felt in the armpits or above the clavicle or in the lower fossa. Pain or ulceration may occur at the site of advanced tumors. 2. The appearance of the breast of a benign tumor often does not change, the nipple is not inverted or elevated, the skin does not have orange peel-like changes, and the lumps are mostly round, oblate, or oval when touched, with great mobility and sometimes tenderness. There are generally no enlarged lymph nodes, such as breast fibroadenoma, nodular breast hyperplasia, etc. If nipple discharge occurs, the patient should observe the color and amount of the discharge, and go to the hospital for laboratory tests to assist in diagnosing the nature of the tumor.

prevention

In normal times, you can eat more whole grains, fresh vegetables and fruits, have three meals regularly, and have a balanced diet. Try to eat less meat, avoid spicy food, coffee, alcohol, and staying up late.

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