If a woman felt a lump in her chest, which does not disappear with a change of position, then it can be assumed that she had breast fibroadenoma.
A rare woman is not afraid after such a neoplasm is discovered. The first thoughts about oncology, about the operation.
Is breast fibroadenoma dangerous, what is it at all? After removal, will it be possible to return to normal life or will there be no “after”?
First of all, a woman who had to face fibroadenoma should consult a gynecologist. The doctor will solve the problem with additional examinations and determine the treatment strategy.
This neoplasm very rarely passes into oncology. The danger is only leaf-shaped fibroadenoma, which develops in 3 cases out of 100. And it degenerates into a life-threatening sarcoma in 10 out of 100 cases.
The nature of the tumor, its contours, dimensions - only a special ultrasound scan will show what size breast fibroadenoma is, what it is. Do I need to tune in for additional treatment? Ultrasound alone is not enough. Most likely, you still need to have a mammogram (although some gynecologists do not insist on such an examination) and a puncture of the seal. Puncture is an injection during which fluid is taken from the neoplasm for biopsy. It happens that a histological examination is required. Each case is individual.
If the seal is caused by a blockage in the duct of the mammary gland, there are cases that the fibroadenoma disappears after a puncture.
The tumor contains epithelial connective tissue, can be single or consist of several neoplasms. The sizes of the nodules range from a few millimeters to 9 centimeters.
The causes of the appearance of breast fibroadenoma can be various, these are:
- hormonal failure;
- endocrine diseases;
- breast injury.
Major education alone cannot disappear. Small nodules sometimes disappear after leveling the hormonal background, if their appearance is provoked by excessive production of estrogen. Most often, surgery may be required to remove.
Suppose a diagnosis of fibroadenoma of the mammary gland is known. What it is is also now clear. In order to confirm or refute it, you need to pass a special analysis - histology. They make it after surgery, and only it will allow you to accurately know the forecast, what will be the prospects after the removal of fibroadenoma of the mammary gland.
Removal can occur by the usual surgical method. In this case, the shape of the breast can change and a scar remains.
A more gentle method is laser surgery. In this case, you will not have to be in the hospital, however, if necessary, histological examination of the method is unacceptable.
The latest method of influencing a tumor with low temperatures - cryoblation - is not performed in all clinics. It's a pity. The shape of the breast does not change, the scar does not remain.
Sometimes they perform an operation using radio waves.
Mammothomic biopsy allows you to extract the tumor with the most gentle method. Such a surgical intervention allows you to conduct a full examination, and almost does not leave a scar.
If the treatment strategy is worked out correctly, and histology gives a characteristic - benign breast fibroadenoma (what it is, you already know), then within 1-2 weeks after the surgery you can return to normal life.