What does breast hyperplasia feel like to the touch?

Written by Lin Yang
Breast Surgery
Updated on October 18, 2024
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Breast hyperplasia, found during physical examinations, can present as nodular lumps in one or both breasts. These lumps vary in size, are firm but not hard, and may sometimes be tender to touch. The boundaries between the lumps and surrounding breast tissue are unclear, yet there is no adhesion to the skin or chest muscles. Occasionally, the condition presents as an area of indistinct thickening, with lesions typically located in the upper outer quadrant of the breast, but it can affect the entire breast. The size of the lumps often changes with the menstrual cycle, enlarging during menstruation or shrinking afterward. Sometimes, there might be nipple discharge, which can be yellow-brown, serous, or bloody. The course of the disease can be prolonged, but symptoms usually disappear or lessen after menopause.

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Medications for the treatment of breast hyperplasia

Medications for treating mammary gland hyperplasia: (1) Simple mammary gland hyperplasia 1) For diagnosed patients without symptoms such as pain, it is possible to consider not using medication for treatment. Maintaining a regular lifestyle, relaxing, eating less high-fat food, and drinking fewer caffeinated beverages are all beneficial. 2) If pain affects normal life and work, severe cases may even consider using estrogen blockers to relieve pain. 3) Surgery is generally not recommended, unless the hyperplastic lumps cannot exclude malignancy. (2) Cystic mammary gland hyperplasia 1) For small cysts with mild symptoms, no surgery is needed, and endocrine treatment can be used, including anti-estrogen drugs such as tamoxifen and toremifene, as well as traditional Chinese medicine. 2) If the cyst is large, causes compression symptoms, or if ultrasonography suggests that the cyst wall is locally thickened, has abundant blood supply, contains a tumor attached to the wall, or if the patient is greatly stressed about the potential for cancer, surgical treatment can be considered.

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What foods should be eaten more for mammary gland hyperplasia?

After breast hyperplasia occurs, patients need to pay attention to their diet. They should avoid consuming high-fat, greasy, spicy, and high-calorie stimulating foods as much as possible. It is appropriate to eat more high-fiber and coarse grain foods. Moreover, the patient's diet should include high-protein, high-vitamin, and nutritionally rich foods. Eat more vegetables and fruits and arrange meals reasonably, avoiding spicy, stimulating, and greasy foods. It is also important to maintain a relaxed mood.

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What is breast hyperplasia?

Breast hyperplasia refers to the proliferation of epithelial and fibrous tissues in the breast, degenerative changes in the ductal and lobular structures of the breast tissue, and the progressive growth of connective tissue. The main cause of its onset is primarily related to hormonal imbalances. It mainly manifests as menstrual cycle-related pain, occasional nipple discharge, sometimes white discharge, or grass-yellow discharge, often presenting as swelling pain or stabbing pain, which can radiate to the ribs or back pain.

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What does breast hyperplasia feel like to the touch?

Breast hyperplasia, found during physical examinations, can present as nodular lumps in one or both breasts. These lumps vary in size, are firm but not hard, and may sometimes be tender to touch. The boundaries between the lumps and surrounding breast tissue are unclear, yet there is no adhesion to the skin or chest muscles. Occasionally, the condition presents as an area of indistinct thickening, with lesions typically located in the upper outer quadrant of the breast, but it can affect the entire breast. The size of the lumps often changes with the menstrual cycle, enlarging during menstruation or shrinking afterward. Sometimes, there might be nipple discharge, which can be yellow-brown, serous, or bloody. The course of the disease can be prolonged, but symptoms usually disappear or lessen after menopause.

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Is hot compress good for mammary gland hyperplasia?

We first understand that breast hyperplasia is caused by endocrine hormonal imbalances due to various factors including neuroimmune responses and trace elements, leading to imbalances in bodily endocrine factors. This results in a disruption of the balance between estrogen and progesterone, with a decrease in progesterone secretion during the luteal phase and a relative increase in estrogen levels. This causes prolonged stimulation of breast tissue by estrogen, lacking the regulation and protective effects of progesterone, thus leading to the development of breast hyperplasia. Generally, hot compresses are not effective; instead, under the guidance of Traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM) differentiation, Chinese herbal medicine can be used for adjustment. It's important to relax emotionally, engage in appropriate exercise, and pay attention to a balanced diet with a proper mix of meat and vegetables, ensuring nutritional balance. Eat more fresh vegetables and fruits, consume less honey, soybeans and soy products to reduce intake of natural estrogens, enhance physical exercise to boost immunity, and subsequently make regular hospital visits for check-ups. (The use of medication should be under the direction of a doctor)