What causes breast cysts?

I believe that when I mention breast cysts, everyone should be somewhat familiar with them. In fact, breast cysts are very common in the current medical history. We often ignore its pathological causes, which will cause us too much trouble in future treatment. Today, I would like to analyze with you the measures we should take when cases such as breast cysts occur.

Breast cyst, also known as milk stasis, is caused by the poor discharge of milk from one lobe of the gland during lactation, resulting in the accumulation of milk in the breast. The main clinical manifestation is a tumor in the breast, which is often misdiagnosed as a breast tumor.

There are many causes of breast cysts. If you suffer from breast hyperplasia, inflammation or tumor compression during lactation, it may cause blockage of the duct of one lobe or lobule of the breast, causing milk to accumulate in the duct and form a breast cyst. It may also be due to poor breastfeeding habits, causing milk to stagnate in the ducts, causing the ducts to dilate and form cysts, bacterial invasion, and secondary infection, leading to acute mastitis or breast abscesses.

If there is no bacterial invasion and infection, cysts can exist in the breast for a long time. During lactation, the mammary glands swell and the lumps are difficult to detect, and they can often only be clearly felt after weaning. The cyst is round or oval, with a smooth surface and can be pushed. Most of them are unilateral, single cysts, which may be slightly tender and feel cystic when touched. In the early stage, the cyst contains thin milk. Later, due to the long-term presence of the cyst, the water in the milk is absorbed and the milk is concentrated into a milky white viscous substance, such as condensed milk. Occasionally it may be curd or even solid like powdered milk.

There is no definitive evidence that fibrocystic lesions can develop into breast cancer. Statistics show that women with fibrocystic fibrosis have a 2 to 4 times higher chance of getting breast cancer than normal people. Therefore, women who have had fibrocystic disease must strengthen self-examination and return to the hospital for follow-up examinations every year.

I wonder if you have a clearer understanding of what causes breast cysts after reading the more detailed and scientific analysis I gave above. In fact, there is no need to worry too much about diseases such as breast cysts. In many cases, as long as we discover them in time, they will heal quickly.