What does uneven breast echo mean?

Normal breast ultrasound generally has neat internal structure, the glandular duct tissue presents high and low color echoes, is evenly distributed, the glandular lobes present medium-intensity spots, and the tubes are radially arranged without enlargement. Common breast problems include breast hyperplasia, fibroids, lumps, cysts, and breast cancer. Asymmetric echogenicity of mammary ducts is actually quite common. So what does it mean?

What does uneven echo of breast ducts mean?

The unevenness of mammary ducts is caused by changes in the mammary duct tissue and structure during breast ultrasound examination, resulting in abnormal examination results. It is common in patients with mammary duct hyperplasia. Mammary duct hyperplasia is a normal range of disease. Most patients are not likely to have obvious symptoms, but some patients may have breast pain. At this stage, there are only mild changes in the breast, and no actual malignancy has been confirmed, so regular follow-up visits are required. If you find a breast lump or mass, have it checked carefully. For abnormal lumps, early treatment is necessary to prevent the possibility of breast lesions.

Generally, echo signals are divided into low echo, equal echo, strong echo, and no echo. Different types of echo have different meanings:

1. Hypoechoic: The image is darker and often appears in breast hyperplasia nodules, fibroadenomas and breast cancer.

2. Echo-like: more common in normal breast tissue.

3. Strong echo: The image is brighter, which is often seen in lipoma diseases and calcification points.

4. No echo: The image is gray and black, which represents a fluid area, mainly common in cysts or cystic hyperplasia.

Secondly, blood signal is also a common keyword. Blood signal refers to the richness of blood. The blood in the lump (lump) is "nutrient", indicating that it may continue to grow. There are also certain levels of blood richness:

Level 0 means that no blood signal is seen in the clot; Level 1 means that 1 to 2 spot-like blood signals are seen in a small amount of blood clot.

Level 2 means that 3 to 4 spot-like blood signals or a blood vessel with clear wall thickness can be seen in the medium-detected blood clot.

Level 3 is a colorful blood clot with more than 4 spots of blood or 2 blood vessels with clear thick walls.