19-year-old has a lump in her breast

Around the age of 19, women's bodies are in the development stage. If you find lumps in your breasts at this time, you must pay attention, because breast health also needs attention. There are many reasons for hard breast lumps, such as breast hyperplasia, breast cancer, breast fibroadenoma, etc. If the breast lumps are caused by disease, they must be treated in time.

Are breast lumps serious?

Generally speaking, a small, relatively smooth lump with no adhesion to the breast skin or deep tissue, no change in breast appearance, no axillary lymph node enlargement, no nipple discharge, and no obvious changes in the lump for many years is mostly a benign disease. Common ones include breast fibroids, breast cystic hyperplasia, etc. However, there is no doubt that menopause is indeed a high-risk stage for breast cancer, and the early symptoms of breast cancer are not obvious. Except for a small lump in the breast, there is no enlarged lymph nodes, breast skin changes, pain, nipple discharge, etc. But this opportunity is the most precious opportunity for breast cancer treatment. Once this opportunity is missed, although the symptoms of breast cancer are more obvious, the treatment effect will be greatly reduced. Therefore, when you find a lump in your breast, you must be vigilant, seek treatment in time, and conduct a more detailed examination.

Causes of Breast Lumps

Breast hyperplasia

If you feel a little pain in your breasts when you touch them, it is because of the changes in the mammary glands during the menstrual cycle; where do you feel pain during sexual intercourse? You can feel nodules of varying sizes, which become more painful as your period progresses; the lumps will also shrink. The symptoms of breast hyperplasia are relatively mild, with varying degrees of breast hyperplasia or lobular hyperplasia.

Breast cancer signs

Breast cancer lumps occur alone and may be approximately 1 to 3 cm in size, and the boundaries of the lumps can be clearly felt. And there is no feeling when touching it. If you feel a nodule that is flat or irregular, it may be breast hyperplasia.

Breast fibroadenoma

Breast fibroadenomas are most common in women under the age of 25. Women often find 1 to 2 lumps around their breasts that are large and hard. If you suffer from breast fibroadenoma, you should go to the hospital for surgery in time. Long-term suffering from this disease will affect the appearance and development of the breasts. It is best to go to the hospital for some examinations. You can also do some B-ultrasound, CT scans and pathological examinations to make clear treatment.

Swollen milk ducts

Enlarged milk ducts usually cause the nipples on both sides to secrete some sticky fluid, and the patient generally has a burning sensation. There will be a dull pain in the areola area and curved and swollen milk ducts under the areola when the breast is touched. These are common among middle-aged women in their forties.

Other conditions

Another symptom is benign breast fibrosis, which may also be a breast lump caused by breast cancer. Multiple cystic nodules of varying sizes can be felt on the inner side of the breast, which may be the cause of lobular hyperplasia or breast cancer. Benign tumors may also have the chance of becoming malignant, so you should pay more attention to breast lumps; or have surgery to remove them early. Not all diseases are incurable. They can be cured if detected and treated early, or combined with comprehensive treatment after surgery.

The above is the editor’s introduction to the reasons why there are lumps in the breast. Next, let’s learn about the breast self-examination method.

Breast self-examination method

Visual inspection method

1. Raise your hands above your head.

2. Put your hands firmly on your waist and contract your chest muscles.

3. Lean forward and observe the shape of the breasts and changes in the nipples and areolas.

4. Pay attention to changes in the appearance of both breasts, whether they are symmetrical, whether there are local skin bulges, depressions, and orange peel-like changes, and whether there are symptoms of redness, swelling, heat, and pain on the surface of the breasts.

5. Check whether the nipples on both sides are symmetrical, whether they are recently sunken, whether there are scales on the nipples, and gently squeeze the nipples to observe whether there is any secretion.

"Touch" inspection method

1. Lie on your left side with your knees bent, your right hand on your forehead, and a pillow under your right shoulder.

2. Use the tips of your left index, middle and ring fingers to palpate the right breast. Be careful not to pinch the breast tissue during examination.

3. Check the outside of the breast from the armpit to the nipple and from the clavicle to the bottom edge of the bra.

4. When examining the breasts, the force of the fingertips should gradually increase from light to heavy. This can be divided into three steps: first, lightly touch the breast skin, and then press the breast with moderate force. Finally, check hard enough to feel your ribs.

5. Next, turn to lie on your back. Bend your right elbow and place your arm to the side of your head. Begin by examining the inside portion of your right breast with your left hand. The method is the same as the outer part, ranging from the nipple to the center of the chest and from the clavicle to the bottom edge of the bra.

6. Then check the upper and lower parts of the clavicle. Pay attention to whether there are swollen lymph nodes. If any lumps are found, pay attention to their location, number, size, texture, tenderness, and movement.

7. Finally, check the armpits for swollen lymph nodes, starting from the center of the armpit, along the armpit, from the bottom of the arm to the chest and the top and outside of the arm.

Conclusion: Everyone knows how to take care of their bodies, right? In fact, we must be responsible for our breasts, and everyone can check them carefully. Multiple cystic nodules of varying sizes can be felt on the inner side of the breast, which may be the cause of lobular hyperplasia or breast cancer. Benign tumors may also have the chance of becoming malignant, so you should pay more attention to breast lumps; or have surgery to remove them early.