What Should I Do If I Feel a Lump in My Breast?
The treatment of breast masses should first be based on the nature of the masses. If it is a benign lesion, conservative treatment can be chosen. If it is a more severe lesion, such as having a malignant tendency or malignant changes, surgery is often performed for control. Therefore, the treatment methods for breast masses are not the same, and the treatment plan should be determined based on the specific condition.
If the breast mass is a benign lesion, conservative treatment methods can be considered. For example, breast masses caused by cystic hyperplasia of the breast manifest as nodular changes in breast hyperplasia, accompanied by breast pain, which is often worse before menstruation and relieved after menstruation. When the symptoms are obvious, local heat therapy can be applied, and oral medications can be taken for symptomatic treatment.
For more severe breast masses, surgery can be performed, such as benign-malignant borderline lesions or lesions with a tendency for canceration. Once diagnosed, active surgical treatment should be performed. For malignant tumors, such as breast cancer, when the disease progresses to the late stage, due to the blockage of subcutaneous lymphatic vessels by cancer cells, early surgical treatment should be performed, and chemotherapy can be combined if necessary.
The treatment of breast masses should be targeted based on physiological or pathological factors. For example, an increase in estrogen and progesterone levels before menstruation in women can lead to breast masses; breast masses in adolescent girls during development are normal. In addition, breast hyperplasia, tumors, and other diseases can also cause breast masses. Timely medical diagnosis is necessary to identify the underlying cause. Breast hyperplasia can be observed first if there are no symptoms, or treated with medication or surgery.
