What does low echogenic breast nodules mean?

During breast ultrasound examination, if a breast mass with low echo is found, this indicates the possibility of breast cystic hyperplasia, sometimes bilaterally and sometimes unilaterally. Most of them are benign mutations caused by a significant imbalance in the proportion of estrogen, resulting in excessive breast hyperplasia. It mainly occurs in middle-aged or young women. If the breast lump is more than two centimeters, it will be easy to find during breast palpation. There will also be symptoms of breast pain before menstruation. So, what does a low-echo breast mass mean?

What does a low-echo breast mass mean?

Hypoechoic is the imaging diagnostic description of solid breast nodules by breast ultrasound, which means there is a lump in the breast tissue. A rough assessment of its benign or malignant transformation can be made based on the breast ultrasound birads grade classification. In clinical medicine, the diagnosis of breast masses is based on the description of the characteristics of the mass by breast B-ultrasound, and breast fibroids, intraductal papilloma, breast cancer, etc. are often considered. Breast fibroids are round or oval, smooth, with detailed outer membranes and clear boundaries, and can be promoted. Intravesical papilloma is located in the nipple jugular vein, has a pedicle, and is squeezed into a hard mass with pink secretions. The breast cancer is hard, divided, with unclear boundaries, tenderness, and rich blood signals.

Hypoechoic breast mass means that during breast ultrasound examination, the echo of the mass is found to be significantly lower than that of normal breast tissue, which usually indicates cystic breast hyperplasia, which can occur on one side or on both sides at the same time and is a normal lesion. Due to the imbalance in the ratio of female estrogen and female hormones, the balance is destroyed, resulting in excessive breast hyperplasia and irreversible breast lumps, which are common in young or middle-aged women. If the mass is larger than 2 centimeters in diameter, it is easier to detect by breast palpation after menstruation. It may be accompanied by breast pain before menstruation, which subsides after menstruation. It may be accompanied by swelling of the axillary lymph nodes in the same direction. It usually does not require special treatment and has no direct relationship with breast cancer. If the lump grade is below grade three, you can have regular follow-up visits, once every six months to one year. Usually, keep a good mood and avoid excessive stress.

Many things can grow in the breast, and these things were generally called lumps before they were clearly identified. The mass may contain a benign tumor, a malignant tumor, or something other than a tumor, all of which are collectively referred to as a mass. These masses fall into two broad categories:

1. The mass is filled with liquid, which is called an echoless mass, also called a cystic mass;

2. The mass contains not liquid but tissue, or is called a solid, low-echo nodule. This type of low-echo nodule is different from an anechoic mass. Hypoechoic nodules are divided into many categories, which can be general hyperplasia, fibroadenoma, breast cancer, or other conditions.

The above conditions require other regular pathophysiological puncture examinations and even surgery for further diagnosis. There are also other examination methods, such as molybdenum target photography, magnetic resonance imaging and other examination methods. Hypoechoic nodules are not a certain type of disease.