Breast nodules

Breast color ultrasound is an important auxiliary examination for the diagnosis of breast diseases. More and more breast nodules are found through breast color ultrasound. With the economic development of our country, the improvement of living standards, stress, pollution, and changes in fertility patterns, the incidence of breast cancer is rising and has become the number one killer threatening women's health. Today we will talk about breast nodules. We often see ultrasound reports such as: "Solid mass in the right breast, BI-RADS level 3, please combine clinical findings." If you want to understand breast nodules, you must first understand what the BI-RADS classification of breast nodules in imaging is?

The female breast is composed of skin, fibrous tissue, mammary glands and fat. If we use an analogy, our breasts are like a bunch of grapes, the mammary ducts are like the branches connecting the grapes, the mammary lobules are like groups of grapes, and the fat tissue surrounding the mammary lobules are like the leaves around the grapes.

Breast nodules refer to breast masses, breast tumors, and breast masses, and can be found in any part of the breast tissue. BI-RADS is the abbreviation of the American College of Radiology's Breast Imaging Reporting and Data System. The BI-RADS grading standard is widely used in various breast imaging examinations, such as X-ray mammography, color ultrasound, and magnetic resonance imaging. It is a classification method used to evaluate the degree of benign and malignant breast lesions. The BI-RADS grading method divides breast lesions into grades 0 to 6. Generally speaking, the higher the grade, the greater the possibility of malignancy.

Through the small blackboard, do you understand the "Breast BI-RADS" classification? In most cases, grade 2 nodules do not affect daily life, and regular follow-up is sufficient. However, if it is a grade 4 or above nodule, the higher the classification, the greater the risk of malignancy, and further diagnosis and treatment is required. However, in clinical practice, no imaging examination can diagnose a disease completely independently. Therefore, it is impossible to diagnose a disease through an imaging examination report. As a patient, after receiving an imaging report, you should go to a regular hospital's breast specialist for diagnosis and treatment in time. Caring for breasts is a lifelong career for women. Knowing more about breasts, paying attention to your breast health in a timely manner, and insisting on regular examinations are the basis for ensuring our breast health. A healthy woman stabilizes a family and promotes a harmonious society! The pictures in the article are from the Internet. If there is any infringement, please contact us to delete them.

About the Author

Professor Feng Xiumei is an associate chief physician of the Breast Department of Qinghai Provincial Hospital of Traditional Chinese Medicine and a member of the Communist Party of China. She has been engaged in clinical work for 20 years and is currently the vice chairman of the Breast Branch of the Qinghai Medical Association, a member of the Breast Science Popularization Professional Group of the Chinese Medical Education Association, a member of the Breast Branch of the Chinese Medical Association, a member of the Breast Branch of the Chinese Association of Traditional Chinese Medicine, a member of the Qinghai Provincial Women's Doctors Association, a member of the Qinghai Provincial Association of Traditional Chinese Medicine, and a member of the Thyroid Surgery Committee of the Beijing Chaoyang District Preventive Medicine Association.