What is bilateral breast thickening?

Breasts are an important symbol of the female body because they are related to the beauty of the female body. Women with fuller and rounder breasts in particular look quite sexy and are especially popular with the opposite sex. However, women may also feel distressed about their breasts, after all, breasts may suffer from certain diseases. Take bilateral breast thickening as an example. What kind of disease is this in life?

Glandular thickening, also known as breast hyperplasia, refers to the proliferation of breast epithelial and fibrous tissue, structural degenerative lesions of breast tissue ducts and lobules, and progressive growth of connective tissue. The main cause of the disease is endocrine hormone imbalance. So what are the causes of endocrine hormone disorders? Traditional Chinese medicine believes that: when the emotions are not smooth, the liver qi cannot be discharged normally, resulting in qi stagnation and blood stasis. People with Chong and Ren disorders often have menstrual disorders and facial pigmentation. Modern medicine believes that marriage, childbirth, diet, the external environment in which people live, and genetic factors are the main causes of breast disease.

reason

The most widely recognized cause of breast hyperplasia in the medical community is endocrine disorders. The decrease in progesterone secretion and the relative increase in estrogen are important causes of breast hyperplasia. Under normal circumstances, in each menstrual cycle, the breast alveoli, glandular ducts and fibrous tissue of women entering puberty undergo a process of tissue change of proliferation and restoration. Due to this change, before this, one or both breasts may experience slight or severe swelling and pain, which will disappear naturally after menstruation. This does not interfere with life, study and work at all and is a normal physiological phenomenon.

examine

1. Visual examination:

Paying attention to whether the shape and size of both breasts are symmetrical can indicate congenital development.

The presence or absence of localized bulges or depressions may indicate the presence of a breast mass. Such as orange peel-like changes, nipple depression, and local protrusion and raised changes.

Are the nipples on both sides at the same level? If there is a tumor above the nipple, the nipple can be pulled upwards.

2. Palpation:

1. Breast examination

Sit naturally (if you have enlarged breasts, you can lie down) with your arms hanging down. Use the palm of your fingers to examine the breasts in sequence, fully examining the upper outer quadrant (both nipples form a cross, the upper right on the right side or the upper left on the left side is the upper outer quadrant), lower outer quadrant, lower inner quadrant, upper inner quadrant, and the central area. Use your hands to press continuously without missing any. Be careful not to pinch the breast tissue with your fingers to avoid mistaking it for a lump. Finally, squeeze the nipple gently. If there is discharge, squeeze the areola around it in turn and record which side the discharge comes from.

If a lump is found, you should pay attention to the size, hardness, smoothness of the surface skin, clear boundaries and mobility (good mobility if it is not easy to press down; moderate mobility; and poor mobility if there is no obvious movement). Check whether the lump is adhered to the skin. Gently pinch the skin on the surface of the lump to make sure the lump is not in the pinched skin. If there is adhesion but no inflammation, you should be alert to malignant tumors. Benign tumors have clear boundaries and high mobility. Malignant tumors have unclear boundaries, hard texture, rough appearance, low mobility, and are adhered to surrounding tissues.

(ii) Axillary lymph node examination

Stretch one upper limb slightly upward, bend the elbow, and reach the other hand into the opposite armpit. Press the palm of your fingers against the chest wall to feel and press the entire armpit to ensure there are no nodules. If the above tests are suspicious, go to the hospital for a final check-up. Ask your doctor to check you and, if necessary, do an ultrasound or mammogram. If the diagnosis is still uncertain, fine needle aspiration cytology can be performed.