Does breast hyperplasia cause back pain?

Many women experience breast pain and lumps in their breasts, which are typical symptoms of breast hyperplasia. Patients with breast hyperplasia will not only suffer a great impact on their physical health, but their lives will also become very inconvenient. Some patients with breast hyperplasia also experience back pain, and they think that this is caused by breast hyperplasia. So, will my back hurt if I have breast hyperplasia?

Breast hyperplasia nodules generally do not cause pain in the shoulders and back. Pain in these areas is considered to be caused by cervical spondylosis and neck muscle strain, especially trapezius muscle lesions, which cause referred pain in the back.

Early symptoms of breast hyperplasia: breast pain

It is often a 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.

Early symptoms of breast hyperplasia 2: breast lumps

The lumps can occur in one or both breasts, single or multiple, and are usually located 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.

Early symptoms of breast hyperplasia 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 cases, discharge can be seen after squeezing the nipple. If bloody or brown discharge occurs, caution should be exercised and massage may be used to control and treat it in a timely manner.