How do breast lumps form?

Both men and women may develop breast lumps, but the disease mainly occurs in women, especially breastfeeding women, who are at high risk. Therefore, preventive measures should be taken. If you unfortunately develop breast lumps, you need to pay attention to various aspects. First and foremost, the most important thing is to adjust your mood. It is very important to maintain an optimistic mood. In addition, you must have a regular life. So what are the causes of breast lumps?

How do breast lumps form?

1. Fibrocystic changes: This is the most common benign change in the breast, also known as hygroma, and its incidence increases with age.

2. Fibroadenoma: A benign tumor, more common in younger women; less common after menopause.

3. Breast hyperplasia: The lumps can occur in one or both breasts, single or multiple, and generally occur in the upper outer quadrant of the breast. It appears as flakes, nodules, cords, etc. of varying sizes, among which flakes are the most common. The border is not obvious, the texture is medium or slightly hard, there is no adhesion to the surrounding tissues, and there is often tenderness. Most breast lumps also change with the menstrual cycle. The lumps become larger and harder before menstruation, and shrink and soften after menstruation.

4. Breast lumps during lactation: Blockage of the mammary ducts during lactation causes milk stasis, which is most likely to cause breast lumps; usually accompanied by pain.

Principles of prevention and treatment

Breast lumps are mainly treated with breast red light examination and traditional Chinese medicine. Treat the root cause of the disease. Adhering to the five major mechanisms of traditional Chinese medicine: clearing, eliminating, dispersing, regulating and supplementing, and combining modern medical diagnosis and treatment techniques, we can completely cure breast diseases and save the beauty of women's secondary sexual characteristics!

The breast is controlled by the liver and stomach meridians. The Taiyin spleen of the foot passes through the axilla, so the onset of the disease is closely related to the liver, stomach, kidney, Chong and Ren meridians. From clinical observations, those with liver and stomach disharmony often have a history of emotional distress, and the liver qi is not relaxed and depressed in the stomach, so breast lumps often grow and decline with joy and anger. The ancient famous doctor Chen Shigong said: "It is mostly caused by worrying about hurting the spleen, anger hurting the liver, and depression." "The Song Dynasty's "Shengji Zonglu" says" Chong and Ren meridians, the upper part is milk, and the lower part is pulse." The Chong and Ren meridians belong to the emotional damage to the liver and kidney. Those with Chong and Ren imbalance often have a history of irregular menstruation. Chong is the sea of ​​blood and Ren is the fetus, so breast pain often changes with the menstrual cycle. Women's milk is supported by the Chong meridian and the stomach meridian. Chong is the sea of ​​blood and comes from the liver and kidney. If the liver qi is not smooth, the Chong meridian will be out of balance, and the water will flow, and the liver qi will be relieved. Therefore, the pathogenesis is liver depression and qi stagnation and Chong and Ren imbalance.

Classification

The lumps that premenopausal women suffer from are mostly cystic breast hyperplasia and fibroadenomas, which are mostly caused by hormonal fluctuations. Cystic hyperplasia is filled with fluid, so it feels soft and can slide under the skin; fibroadenoma is caused by hyperplasia of connective tissue, has clear boundaries with surrounding tissues, can move freely, and has a hard texture but not as hard as stone. The main characteristic of large duct papilloma of the nipple is nipple discharge (bloody). The lumps are generally small and soft, while the lumps of cancer are as hard as stone, adhered to the surrounding areas and cannot move. The rest of the mass in the breast may simply be some exaggerated nuclei, but it is clearly different from the surrounding tissue. Doctors often refer to it as "fibroglandular breast changes."

If you find a new lump in your breast, you should seek medical attention immediately. Doctors generally use color ultrasound or mammography and other technologies to make diagnoses.