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Breast cysts are considered a symptom of mild breast dysplasia. They most often appear in women over 40 in the form of a benign nipple change. However, there may also be changes in the milk ducts and disorders of the connective tissue between the lobules and cystic formations. The most common causes of benign changes are hormonal disorders that change with age.
Cysts in the breast – causes
The reasons appearance cysts in the breast may be different. It may not even be alone cystand the focal compaction of the flesh. In women with mastopathic breast Breast cancer incidence is more frequent, therefore it is recognized that even mild dysplastic changes may be a precancerous symptom. But cysts in the breast they are very rarely the beginning of a neoplastic disease.
Very common cause occurrence cysts in the breast are endocrine disruptions that promote the growth of the epithelium in the exit ducts of the nipple. Tissue growth hinders the outflow of serous fluid, which collects in closed spaces and leads to the formation of a cyst in the breast with sterile serum fluid.
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Cysts in the breast – symptoms
Cysts in the breast do not give symptomsand especially they do not lead to pain. It is possible that breastin which they are located cysts, is more tense and hypersensitive to touch before menstruation, but many women feel hypersensitive naturally and therefore cysts in pedestrians can develop asymptomatically.
A symptom however, there may be soreness when examining your breasts. There may be a palpable elastic tumor in the mammary gland, i.e. cyst filled with fluid, or they may be hardened foci with numerous but small lumps. The fires themselves can occupy a large part breastsand even show up in both breasts at the same time.
To check if it’s actually cysts in the breast and the nature of the changes, a palpation test, an ultrasound scan of the breast or a mammogram are performed.
The cause of unexplained breast pain or leakage of discharge from the nipple is best checked by ultrasound. You can find them on Medonet Market.
Breast cancer and breast cysts
Based on the histopathological examination, it is checked whether the changes in breasts are associated with neoplastic disease. Ordinary and harmless cysts in the breast are round, regular in shape and movable. On the other hand, neoplastic lesions are hard, irregularly shaped and less mobile. In addition, malignant tumors very rarely change during the menstrual cycle and do not hurt. The histopathological examination is decisive for the malignant nature of a given lesion.
Treatment of cysts in the breast
If you find that changes to breasts are malignant in nature, it is necessary oncological treatment. When they are not malicious cystsbut they interfere because they cause pain or swelling breastscan be counteracted.
Single but big cysts can be removed via puncture and suction with a fluid aspirator. Cysts in the breast with thick walls must be surgically removed. When the cause of arising cysts there are hormonal imbalances, hormone tests are performed and, possibly, drug therapy is initiated to replenish the hormone deficiencies.
Do you feel a lump on your breast? Do not wait and make an e-consultation with a gynecologist today.
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