Can breast cancer cause back pain?

Breast cancer can be said to be a very painful disease for women, not only because of the extremely low cure rate of cancer, but also because breast cancer treatment requires breast removal. When breast cancer does not occur, breast pain or mastitis are the most common diseases encountered by women. So, can breast disease cause back pain? Generally speaking, no, breast disease will only cause breast pain.

The mammary gland is an accessory gland of the skin and is a compound tubuloalveolar gland. The male mammary gland gradually degenerates at around one and a half years old. The gland has ducts but no alveoli and is not lobed. Female breasts proliferate during puberty, and after menstruation begins, the breasts are almost mature.

The mammary gland is affected by nerves and hormones and undergoes obvious age and functional changes. The mammary glands have developed to their highest degree around the age of 20, begin to atrophy around the age of 40, and atrophy significantly after menopause. During the menstrual cycle, the size of the breasts changes slightly. During pregnancy and lactation. There are significant changes in the structure and function of the mammary gland. When adults are not pregnant, the mammary glands have no secretory activity, which is called quiescent mammary glands. Breast hyperplasia during pregnancy and vigorous secretion during the lactation period are called active breasts.

Breast diseases are diseases that originate from breast-related tissues such as the mammary glands, fat, lymph, blood vessels, and nipples. Breast diseases include inflammatory breast diseases, benign breast lesions, malignant breast tumors, congenital developmental abnormalities and male breast development.

Clinical manifestations

1. Symptoms of breast inflammation

Fever, chills, palpable nodules in the breast (single or multiple), redness, swelling and pain in the breast, nipple discharge, etc.

2. Benign breast tumors

When the tumor is large, a nodule with clear boundaries and smooth surface can be felt. It is soft in texture and has good mobility. It may be tender or not tender, and grows slowly.

3. Breast malignancy

The main manifestation is painless nodules, which may be single or multiple, with unclear boundaries, rough surface, hard texture, rapid growth, and adhesion to surrounding tissues. When the tumor involves the skin, the skin may appear wrinkled, consolidated, or even ulcerated and bleeding, and the nipple may become sunken. Enlarged axillary lymph nodes on the same side of the breast disease may be palpable.