What are the symptoms of a breast lump?

Women's breasts are very sensitive and are very prone to diseases, such as mastitis, breast hyperplasia, and breast lumps. After a woman suffers from a breast disease, she must seek treatment as soon as possible. If the condition persists for a long time, it is easy to worsen and may even become a disease. So, what are the early symptoms of breast lumps?

When a woman develops a breast lump, the lump is usually located on the upper outside or upper front of the breast in the early stages, and rarely appears in other parts of the breast. The materials vary, but most are solid and relatively hard. Generally, lumps appear on one side of the breast, and most of the time there is only one lump. It is unlikely that there will be 2-3 lumps.

Breast lumps are relatively small in the early stages. However, many women usually do not pay attention to it, and when they find it, it has already become larger. Therefore, female friends should pay attention to the health of their breasts, and should perform self-examination regularly. If they find any lumps or pain, they should seek medical attention in time.

The shape of breast lumps in the early stage is generally irregular, sometimes appearing as ring-shaped, oval, etc. If the lump is caused by a papilloma in the nipple, nipple bleeding may occur. When there is a cyst in the breast, it will cause a lump in the breast, which will cause pain, and the surface skin of the breast will become red and hot.

Symptoms of breast inflammation

If the breasts are inflamed, it will affect the health of the breasts. Therefore, when women have breast problems, they need to actively check and receive treatment. Timely relief is beneficial to the health of the breasts. What are the symptoms of breast inflammation?

1. Breast inflammation is also called mastitis. Generally, breast inflammation includes subacute mastitis during lactation and mastitis during non-lactation period. The symptoms manifested by these two conditions are different.

2. Subacute mastitis occurs during breastfeeding, and the breasts will become swollen, hot and painful, and the skin will turn red. The skin temperature will rise, there will be edema, and painful lumps may appear when touched. When a cyst occurs, there will be a sense of fluctuation, and sometimes the inflammation will cause systemic symptoms, such as fever, chills, fatigue, etc.

3. Mastitis that occurs during the non-breastfeeding period is mostly divided into plasma cell mastitis and granulomatous inflammatory mastitis. This disease is mainly manifested by irregular lumps in the breast, and the skin may appear slightly red or not red. It is usually painless or slightly painful. Sometimes it will rupture and discharge pus, which will recur and eventually form a sinus tract.

4. If a woman has symptoms of breast inflammation, she needs to seek medical treatment immediately, because this type of mastitis can cause serious harm to the woman's body and also affect the physical and mental health of the woman's breasts.