Symptoms of invasive breast cancer

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It has been two years since she got breast cancer. She has been treated conservatively. Because of her body, she is not suitable for surgical treatment. This year, she was found to have advanced breast cancer. What are the symptoms of invasive breast cancer? Let's learn about the symptoms of invasive breast cancer.

Symptoms of invasive breast cancer

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.