What are the breast nodule examination items?

After you feel that your breast has health risks, you should not blindly seek medical treatment. If the treatment method is not correct, it is easy to fall into treatment misunderstandings, which will greatly hinder and trouble your own health and even the treatment of the disease, and even make the disease worse. It can be seen that it is very important to do the corresponding examination and diagnosis work. So what are the breast nodule examination items?

Breast molybdenum target X-ray: It can clearly show nodular lesions smaller than 1 cm in size within the breast, and can more completely characterize and locate the lumps. Deep nodules that doctors cannot palpate can often be detected; most malignant nodules are round or irregular in shape on molybdenum target X-ray films, 70% have rough edges or lobes, and subtle calcifications can be seen inside or on all sides of some lesions.

B-ultrasound examination is also one of the commonly used examination methods for breast diseases and can be used in combination with breast molybdenum target X-ray examination. This method is non-toxic, harmless, simple, and can identify benign, malignant, cystic, solid, hyperplastic and other breast diseases. However, ultrasound examinations sometimes produce false positives and are difficult to diagnose for masses smaller than 1 cm.

Pathological examination is an essential basis for clinical diagnosis of breast cancer, and is mainly used for suspected breast mammography and B-ultrasound examinations. Pathological examination includes cytopathology and histopathology. Cytopathology examination is less invasive, less painful, fast, and easy to perform. Histopathological examination can not only characterize the tumor, but also determine the type of tumor before surgery, providing a reference for treatment. The new generation of tissue puncture equipment can even remove early cancer lesions without the need for surgery.

Breast palpation: Breast palpation can reveal slightly larger breast nodules. Benign nodules have clear boundaries and are movable. Color Doppler ultrasound can more clearly display smaller lesions in tissues and organs, and can detect capsule echoes, which are mostly manifested as low- to medium-quality homogeneous echoes; it can also display blood flow distribution.

A breast physical examination mainly uses visual inspection and palpation to check the breast morphology, the condition of the breast skin surface, the condition of the nipple and areola, breast lumps, nipple discharge, etc. Finally, don't forget the regional lymph node examination and systemic examination.

Through the above introduction, everyone is very clear about what the breast nodule examination items are. Protecting their breast health from harm is something that every female friend must pay attention to. After all, the breast belongs to a special and critical part of the body and is the first symbol of women, which cannot be ignored.