What are the methods for detecting breast nodules?

To ensure breast health, regular check-ups are necessary. Once any abnormality is detected, further diagnosis and treatment preparations must be made as soon as possible. Nowadays, various types of breast diseases are frequently seen, and the incidence rate has been increasing. Although breast nodules are not as dangerous as breast cancer, there are also many hidden dangers. So what are the methods for checking breast nodules?

Methods for examining breast nodules:

1. Breast palpation: Breast palpation can reveal slightly larger breast nodules. Benign nodules have clear boundaries and are movable.

2. Breast molybdenum target X-ray: It can clearly show nodular lesions smaller than 1 cm in the breast, and can more completely characterize and locate the tumor. It can often detect deep nodules that doctors cannot palpate; on molybdenum target X-ray films, most malignant nodules are round or irregular in shape, 70% have rough edges or lobes, and some lesions have subtle calcifications inside or on all sides;

3. Color Doppler ultrasound: It can more clearly display smaller lesions in tissues and organs, and can detect capsule echoes, which are mostly manifested as low and medium homogeneous echoes; it can also display blood flow distribution.

4. Pathological histological examination: The nodule can be histologically diagnosed by core needle biopsy or incisional biopsy under molybdenum palladium or B-ultrasound positioning to determine the nature of the nodule.

Common types of breast nodules:

1. Mastodynia (pain before and during menstruation during adolescence, no lumps, disappears after menstruation).

2. Lobular hyperplasia (20-35 years old, premenstrual pain, accompanied by multiple nodules, relieved after menstruation).

3. Fibroadenoma or papilloma (single mass, clear border, large mobility, no pain, adhesion). Surgical removal if necessary.

4. Fibrocystic hyperplasia or sclerotic mastopathy (after the age of 30, multiple small nodules, in patches, tough texture, unclear boundaries, often bilateral, mild tenderness. Related to the menstrual cycle). Surgical treatment.

Breast nodules are the most common breast disease in women, and the incidence of breast nodules ranks first among breast diseases.

In recent years, the incidence of breast nodules has been increasing year by year, and the age of patients has been getting younger and younger.

According to surveys, about 70% to 80% of women have varying degrees of breast hyperplasia, which is more common in women aged 25-45.

Through the above introduction, everyone has a clear idea of ​​the examination methods for breast nodules. To protect your breasts, you need to treat and protect them at the same time. For example, you should massage your breasts more often, wash them more often to keep them clean, hygienic and dry, and at the same time, you should also have a reasonable diet and proper exercise, which are all essential.