Where is the breast located?

Breasts are a secondary sexual characteristic of women and are very valuable to women. If the breasts are removed due to illness or inflammation that requires treatment, it will not only be embarrassing, but will also make women lose their self-confidence. In addition to the epidermis and nipples, the breasts also include mammary glands. The mammary glands are the most prone to disease, so the entire breast needs to be maintained. However, many friends are curious about where the mammary glands are located?

Breast pain and lumps are the main clinical manifestations of this disease.

(1) Breast pain: It is often characterized by distending pain or stabbing pain, which may affect one or both breasts, with one side being more severe. In severe cases, the breast cannot be touched, and may even affect daily life and work. The pain is mainly in the breast lump, and may also radiate to the armpit, chest, ribs, or shoulders and back of the affected side. Some patients may experience nipple pain or itching. Breast pain often occurs or worsens a few days before menstruation, and is significantly reduced or disappears after menstruation. The pain may also fluctuate with mood changes. This pain related to the menstrual cycle and mood changes is the main feature of the clinical manifestations of fibrocystic fibrosis.

(2) Breast lumps: Breast lumps can occur in one or both breasts, singly or multiplely, and are more common in the upper outer quadrant of the breast, but can also occur in other quadrants. The lumps may be in the form of flakes, nodules, cords, or granules, with flakes being the most common. The boundaries of the lumps are unclear, the texture is medium or slightly hard and tough, the lumps are mobile, and there is no adhesion to the surrounding tissues. They are often tender to touch. The lumps vary in size, ranging from the size of a millet grain to more than 3 to 4 cm. Breast lumps may also change with the menstrual cycle, increasing in size and becoming harder before menstruation and shrinking and softening after menstruation.

(3) Nipple discharge: A small number of patients may experience nipple discharge, which is spontaneous and straw-yellow or brown serous.

(4) Menstrual disorders: Patients with this disease may experience irregular menstruation, scanty or light-colored menstruation, and may be accompanied by dysmenorrhea.

(5) Emotional changes: Patients often feel depressed or irritable, which worsens when they are angry, stressed or tired.