How to check breast nodules?

After suffering from breast diseases such as breast nodules, you must not delay treatment. However, you should still do a comprehensive and systematic examination and diagnosis before treatment. Only according to the patient's specific condition can a scientific treatment plan be formulated, so as to avoid treatment misunderstandings and prevent female friends from suffering more blows and injuries. So what kind of examination should be done for breast nodules?

A breast physical examination mainly uses visual inspection and palpation to check the breast morphology, the condition of the breast skin surface, the condition of the nipple and areola, breast lumps, nipple discharge, etc. Finally, don't forget the regional lymph node examination and systemic examination.

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

B-ultrasound examination is also one of the commonly used examination methods for breast diseases and can be used in combination with breast molybdenum target X-ray examination. This method is non-toxic, harmless, simple, and can identify benign, malignant, cystic, solid, hyperplastic and other breast diseases. However, ultrasound examinations sometimes produce false positives and are difficult to diagnose for masses smaller than 1 cm.

Pathological examination is an essential basis for clinical diagnosis of breast cancer, and is mainly used for suspected breast mammography and B-ultrasound examinations. Pathological examination includes cytopathology and histopathology. Cytopathology examination is less invasive, less painful, fast, and easy to perform. Histopathological examination can not only characterize the tumor, but also determine the type of tumor before surgery, providing a reference for treatment. The new generation of tissue puncture equipment can even remove early cancer lesions without the need for surgery.

Breast palpation: Breast palpation can reveal slightly larger breast nodules. Benign nodules have clear boundaries and are movable. Color Doppler ultrasound can more clearly display smaller lesions in tissues and organs, and can detect capsule echoes, which are mostly manifested as low- to medium-quality homogeneous echoes; it can also display blood flow distribution.

Through the above introduction, everyone is very clear about what examinations should be done for breast nodules. In fact, adult women need to have regular physical examinations, especially breast health examinations. After all, more and more people are suffering from breast diseases. You always need to consider your own health. Early detection and early treatment are also critical.