What are the causes of breast cysts?

In today's life, many gynecological diseases are becoming more and more common and their frequency is getting higher and higher. But nowadays female friends are so focused on working hard for their own lives that they rarely pay attention to their health issues. Today, I would like to analyze with our female friends the causes of breast cysts, and I hope everyone can pay attention to it.

Breast cyst, also known as milk stasis, is caused by the poor discharge of milk from one lobe of the gland during lactation, resulting in the accumulation of milk in the breast. The main clinical manifestation is a tumor in the breast, which is often misdiagnosed as a breast tumor.

There are many causes of breast cysts. If you suffer from breast hyperplasia, inflammation or tumor compression during lactation, it may cause blockage of the duct of one lobe or lobule of the breast, causing milk to accumulate in the duct and form a breast cyst. It may also be due to poor breastfeeding habits, causing milk to stagnate in the ducts, causing the ducts to dilate and form cysts, bacterial invasion, and secondary infection, leading to acute mastitis or breast abscesses.

If there is no bacterial invasion and infection, cysts can exist in the breast for a long time. During lactation, the mammary glands swell and the lumps are difficult to detect, and they can often only be clearly felt after weaning. The cyst is round or oval, with a smooth surface and can be pushed. Most of them are unilateral, single cysts, which may be slightly tender and feel cystic when touched. In the early stage, the cyst contains thin milk. Later, due to the long-term presence of the cyst, the water in the milk is absorbed and the milk is concentrated into a milky white viscous substance, such as condensed milk. Occasionally it may be curd or even solid like powdered milk.

Common breast cysts include simple cysts and milk cysts. Simple cysts are the most common breast cysts. It is mainly due to endocrine disorders that cause ductal epithelial hyperplasia and an increase in cells in the duct, resulting in duct extension, tortuosity, and folding. The duct wall at the fold becomes necrotic due to ischemia, forming a cyst. The X-ray appearance of a simple cyst is a round or oval dense shadow with neat edges and uniform density.

I wonder if through the more scientific and detailed explanation I provided above, the majority of female friends should have a preliminary understanding of the causes of breast cysts. In fact, in our lives, we lose our way in the city and eventually we will reflect on our true pursuits, and only health can guarantee happiness.