What does breast cancer lump look like

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I always feel that my breast is uncomfortable recently. At the beginning, my breast will swell. Now my breast will not only swell badly, but also feel pain. Now I am mainly afraid that I will get breast cancer. Later, I learned a lot about breast cancer. Today, let me share with you what breast cancer lumps look like.

What does breast cancer lump look like

Symptom 1: the tumor is located or close to the deep part of the nipple, which can cause nipple retraction. When the tumor is far away from the nipple and the large duct in the breast is invaded and shortened, it can also cause the nipple retraction or elevation.

Symptom 2: more than one third of breast cancer patients in large hospitals have axillary lymph node metastasis. At the initial stage, the ipsilateral axillary lymph nodes were enlarged, which were hard, scattered and could be pushed. With the development of the disease, the lymph nodes gradually fused, adhered and fixed with the skin and surrounding tissues. In late stage, metastatic lymph nodes could be found in supraclavicle and contralateral axillary.

Symptom 3: mass. Intramammary mass is the main manifestation of advanced breast cancer, which usually occurs in the upper part of the breast. Especially, we should pay more attention to the breast mass of adult women. There are great differences in the shape of the masses. It is generally considered that the shape is irregular, the edge is not clear, and the texture is hard.

matters needing attention

After understanding the symptoms, we should pay attention to discover in time that many patients will have skin erosion and nipple discharge. Therefore, we should pay attention to inspection and active treatment.