Where is breast hyperplasia located?

Breast hyperplasia is a disease with a very high incidence rate among female friends nowadays. This disease does not have obvious symptoms when it first occurs, which is why female friends cannot know the specific situation at the first time. In fact, this disease mainly occurs in the breast area, and occasionally you will feel pain in the breast area. The severity of the disease is different for each person.

Fibrocystic breast disease is the most common breast disease in women, and its incidence ranks first among breast diseases. In recent years, the incidence of this disease has been increasing year by year, and the age of patients has been getting younger and younger. In adolescent or young women, there is breast tenderness before menstruation, and sometimes the pain spreads to the shoulders and back. The breast pain gradually subsides after menstruation. Only some thickening of the breast can be felt, without obvious nodules. These are physiological changes, not a disease, and do not require treatment. They are physiological hyperplasia. Cysplastic breast disease is a benign proliferation of the mammary gland stroma. It is the physiological proliferation and incomplete involution of normal mammary gland lobules. The normal structure of the mammary gland is disturbed. It is a pathological hyperplasia. It is neither an inflammatory nor a tumor disease. It is more common in women aged 30-50, with the peak incidence being 35-40 years old.

Pathological breast hyperplasia is characterized by varying degrees of hyperplasia of the lobular alveoli, terminal ducts and connective tissue (divided into lobular hyperplasia type, fibroadenosis type, and fibrosis type) and severe dilation of the lobular terminal ducts and alveoli into cysts (cystic breast hyperplasia).

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. Those with severe pain cannot touch the breast, and may even affect their daily life and work. The pain may radiate to the ipsilateral armpit or shoulder and back; some may manifest as nipple pain or itching. Breast pain often occurs or worsens a few days before menstruation and is significantly relieved or disappears after menstruation. The pain may also fluctuate with mood changes, fatigue, and weather changes. This pain related to the menstrual cycle and emotional changes is the main feature of the clinical manifestations of hyperplasia of the breast.

2. Breast lumps: Lumps can occur in one or both breasts, single or multiple, and are generally found 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.

3. Nipple discharge: A small number of patients may experience nipple discharge, which is spontaneous and mostly light yellow or light milky white. In a few patients, discharge can be seen after squeezing the nipple. Be cautious if bloody or brown discharge occurs.

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