Breast lump pain

Breast lumps and pain may be caused by symptoms of breast hyperplasia or mastitis. Female friends need to go to the hospital for treatment in time. Breast hyperplasia will worsen during menstruation and affect women's breastfeeding. You can use hot towels for hot compresses and massage the breasts to relieve the symptoms. If there are lumps in the breast without pain and discharge from the nipple, it is usually due to mastitis and requires prompt medical treatment.

There is a lump in my breast that hurts. What's going on?

If there are lumps and pain in the breast, you should consider whether it is caused by diseases such as breast hyperplasia and mastitis. Generally, women with breast hyperplasia will experience increased breast pain before menstruation, and the pain will decrease or disappear after the menstruation ends. If a lactating woman has breast pain and lumps, it is possible that the milk ducts are blocked, resulting in milk blockage. If not treated, it will develop into mastitis. It is best to use a hot towel and massage gently.

What to do if you have a lump in your breast

If you have a lump in your breast, you need to be particularly vigilant and go to the hospital's breast surgery department immediately for an examination to determine whether there are cancerous cells.

1. The lump continues to grow but there is no pain;

2. The lump feels irregular in shape and sticks to the surrounding skin;

3. The lump cannot be moved when pushed by hand;

4. There is secretion from the nipple;

5. The areola feels itchy or dull pain.

What breast diseases can cause breast lumps?

1. Breast hyperplasia

The lump can occur anywhere in the breast, on one or both sides, and can be single or multiple.

2. Breast lobular hyperplasia

It can be single or multiple and can affect both breasts. After menstruation, breast pain may be relieved and the lumps may become softer and smaller.

3. Breast fibroadenosis

Breast pain may be mild, such as premenstrual distension or pain, or may be unrelated to menstruation. Long-term dull pain in both breasts may worsen before menstruation, or the pain may occur at irregular times.

4. Breast fibrosis

It often presents as a painless mass with unclear boundaries. It is not obvious with the menstrual cycle.

5. Cystic hyperplasia of the breast

It is a hard mass with unclear boundaries and irregular shapes, scattered in the local breast or throughout the breast.

6. Breast fibroadenoma

The symptoms of breast fibroadenoma are mostly seen in young women and are single, painless lumps that occur intermittently and occasionally.

7. Breast lumps caused by breast cancer

80% of breast cancer patients present with a breast lump as the first symptom.

Benign breast lumps common in women of different ages

More than 60% of women experience breast lumps before menopause, and more than 90% of them are benign.