Paget’s disease of the breast is a form of breast cancer that occurs with a lesion of the nipple-areolar complex. Disease is manifested by itching, burning, nodular compaction and erosion in the periarticular area, discharge from the nipple. Diagnosis is based on clinical and cytological data, results of mammography, breast ultrasound, MRI. Treatment includes a…
Breast cancer is a malignant neoplasm of the breast. Local manifestations: breast shape change, nipple retraction, skin wrinkling, nipple discharge (often bloody), probing of seals, nodules, enlargement of supraclavicular or axillary lymph nodes. Surgical treatment in combination with radiation or chemotherapy in the early stages is most effective. In the later stages, tumor metastasis to…
Mastopathy is pathological fibrocystic changes in breast tissue characterized by the appearance of dense, often painful fine–grained formations. They are concerned about swelling, tenderness of the gland, more pronounced before menstruation, serous, sometimes bloody discharge from the nipple. Has a tendency to relapse, is a cancer risk factor. Diagnosis of mastopathy requires mammography, breast ultrasound,…
Mastodynia is cyclical or persistent pain in the mammary glands caused by fluctuations in hormone levels or pathological processes in the breast and other organs. It is manifested by pain, hypersensitivity, discomfort in the area of the mammary glands and their swelling. With symptomatic mastalgia, the symptoms of the underlying disease are determined. Ultrasound, mammography,…
Mastitis is an inflammatory process in the tissues of the breast. It is manifested by severe bursting pains in the chest, swelling, compaction, redness of the gland skin, a sharp rise in body temperature, chills. Pathology is diagnosed with a visual examination by a mammologist, breast ultrasound is additionally possible. The disease can lead to…
Lipomastia is an excessive deposition of fat in the chest in men. It is manifested by an increase in the volume of the mammary glands, a displacement of the nipple and areola downwards. There are no subjective complaints. Breast ultrasound and laboratory research methods are used in the diagnosis. To correct the disorder, it is…
Lipoma in breast is a benign breast tumor originating from adipose tissue. Usually, the growth of neoplasia is not accompanied by pain or other uncomfortable sensations. Lipoma is detected randomly in the form of a rounded, smooth, elastic, painless volumetric formation. It is diagnosed using ultrasound, mammography and cytological analysis of the material obtained by…
Lactational mastitis is an infectious and inflammatory lesion of the breast that occurred in the postpartum period and is associated with the lactation process. It is manifested by pain and chest compaction, hyperemia of the skin, intoxication reaction with severe hyperthermia, chills, asthenia. Breast ultrasound, blood test, milk bacanalysis, and tissue biopsy are used for…
