What are hypoechoic breast nodules?

Hypoechoic breast nodules are common in women of childbearing age. They can cause periodic breast pain, irregular menstruation, and scanty and light-colored menstruation. Some women may also experience night sweats, low-grade fever, and swollen axillary lymph nodes.

1. Breast nodules are common in women of childbearing age, mainly characterized by cyclical breast pain, which resolves on its own after menopause. Most patients have symptoms of pain, often unilateral or bilateral breast hyperplasia with a long course and slow development, sometimes with nipple discharge and other manifestations. There may also be irregular menstrual periods, scanty or light-colored menstruation, and dysmenorrhea. Some people don't have any symptoms at all. This is mainly due to women's own endocrine disorders and an imbalance in the ratio of estrogen and progesterone, which stimulate excessive breast hyperplasia and incomplete recovery. Although there is no relationship between breast hyperplasia and breast cancer, the risk of breast hyperplasia turning into cancer is often greater than that of healthy people.

2. Identification and diagnosis

1. It mostly occurs in women aged 20 to 40 and has a slow course.

2. In the early stage, it is limited to one or several nodular lumps in one part of the breast. It is painless, has unclear boundaries and may adhere to the skin. The lump liquefies to form a cold abscess, which ruptures to form one or several sinus tracts or ulcers. The secretions are thin and accompanied by bean curd-like substances. The skin edge of the ulcer is insidious, and acid-fast bacteria may occasionally be found in smears of secretions.

3. The axillary lymph nodes on the affected side may be swollen.

4. May be accompanied by low fever, night sweats, and rapid erythrocyte sedimentation rate.

3. Love Tips

1. Maintain a regular life, adjust your mentality, relax, and exercise regularly, but don't let yourself get too tired.

2. Keep your breasts clean, wash them frequently with warm water, and pay attention to changes in breast lumps.

3. You can often eat foods that have the effect of promoting qi and dispersing stagnation, such as kelp, oranges, orange cakes, oysters, etc., and avoid eating raw, cold, spicy and irritating foods.

4. Patients with breast hyperplasia over 40 years old should have an ultrasound examination at least once a year.

5. It is recommended to use Taibao Rukangling to prevent breast hyperplasia or other breast diseases.