What are the clinical manifestations of breast cancer

Monday, March 31, 2008 · Posted in

In addition to breast cancer lumps early, the overwhelming majority of patients do not have breast pain and cosmetic change. Breast cancer early, as single or multiple small lesions, and gradually increase, when the development of breast cancer to a certain degree before clinical symptoms appear.
(1) painless mass: is the most common clinical manifestations. Most patients due to the breast painless mass from hospital treatment. Once a breast painless mass, should be asked in detail about history, growth rate, location, tumor size, texture, activities, but the law or the situation, and whether there is a swelling of the lymph nodes, etc.. Painless mass mostly irregular, spherical or elliptical mass, border-less, and some can also be a flat, small nodular or irregular shapes. Masses will promote early and late can be fixed.
(2) changes in the breast skin: cancer violations LOOPER's ligament lead to shorter downward pull the skin, the skin caused partial depression, the so-called "dimple levy." Thickening of the skin edema, hair follicle is particularly deep, a "orange peel-like" change. Advanced mass surface skin ulcers bleeding, Aichou unpleasant. These are the salient points of breast cancer.
(3) nipple discharge: the pathological nipple discharge refers to the unilateral or bilateral non-pregnancy nipple secretion colorless, white, brown or bloody fluid volume can be more than less, a water sample, the sample size or noble sentiments, The pathological nipple discharge are not breast cancer, breast cancer patients to pathological discharge can be found is an important disease symptoms.
(4) changes in nipple: Below at or near the nipple could lead to mass Rutouaoxian or elevation, or the side of bias, can be found on both sides of nipple is not the same level. Eczema carcinoma nipple and areola with eczema-like change, and even scars, fester.

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