A modern woman who takes care of her beauty and health should undergo preventive examinations at the mammologist at least once a year to exclude breast diseases. In addition, any changes in the chest should be an occasion for examination by a doctor. Since only the timely detection of problems can defeat the ailment.
Mastopathy combines pathological benign dishormonal breast diseases, which are characterized by the appearance of diffuse or knotty seals. It worries mainly women aged 20 to 30 years. Breast diseases occur due to hormonal disorders and are often combined with gynecological problems - infertility, myoma, menstrual irregularities and ovarian cysts.
Fibroadenoma is a tumor that arises from the fibrous tissue of the mammary glands. It occurs most often in representatives of the beautiful half under the age of 30 years. Fibroadenoma during palpation is elastic and resembles a rubber ball with a clear contour and smooth surface. This formation can be painful. Typically, a woman discovers fibroadenoma during self-examination.
In the list of gynecological morbidity , breast cancer is in the first place. Risk factors:
- age. The age range from 50 to 65 years is most at risk;
- the state of the reproductive system. Those who are not at birth are at greater risk of cancer, compared with those who were pregnant and gave birth before 25 years of age.
Those women who gave birth before the age of 18 are much less likely to get sick in comparison with those who had their first birth after 25 years. Abortions, especially those that happened before the first birth, also provoke breast diseases. In the group of women who have their first menstruation quite early (before 12 years old) and, conversely, menopause arrives late (after 55 years), the incidence increases by 2 times.
Breast cysts are pathological single or multiple cavities with liquid contents that form in the ducts. For a long time, the disease can be completely asymptomatic, after a burning sensation and soreness appear in the chest, which intensify during menstruation and before it begins. Suppuration and inflammation of the cystic cavity may develop. Cysts rarely degenerate into breast cancer, however, the risk of its occurrence increases significantly. It often manifests itself with other dishormonal pathologies in the genital area. Large cysts can change the shape of the chest.
This formation is formed due to the expansion of the duct of the gland, the accumulation of secretions in the formed cavity and the formation of fibrous capsules. A cyst is a cavity bounded by a connective capsule, filled with a non-inflammatory fluid oval, round or irregular in shape. The size can vary within a few millimeters, and can reach up to 6 cm. Breast cysts are a symptom of fibrocystic mastopathy (diffuse or nodular).
Diagnosis of a breast disease includes examination by a mammologist, ultrasound diagnostics, mammography, puncture with studies of the cytological plan, as well as a blood test for hormones and tumor markers, consultations and examination by an endocrinologist.
Today, such modern ultrasound machines are used that make it possible to determine not only the state of organs, but also with greater reliability to judge the presence of pathologies. Undoubtedly, such an examination is a safe and informative procedure in the diagnosis of breast disease.
Currently, ultrasound examinations are carried out using expert-grade digital ultrasound scanners. According to their results, a conclusion and pictures are issued, which can be recorded on a CD.