Breast mass: Causes & Work-ups
There are many symptoms in the breast, and it is important to distinguish between the typical symptoms and the diseases that can occur. If mass is present, it should be confirmed whether it is malignant. If there is firm, less circumscribed, and fixed characteristic in promotion, possibility of malignancy is great. When pain occurs, it is not related to cancer, and may be caused by premenstrual symptoms, fibrocystic changes, excessive caffeine intake, and the like. In the case of cyst formation, there are cases such as galactocele, which can be distinguished and treated by fine needle aspiration. Skin dimpling is the result of the shortening of the cooper's ligament, which is a sensitive, specific sign indicating underlying cancer. Erythema is a characteristic of inflammatory breast cancer and may be accompanied by peau d'orange findings. Carcinoma cell embolism is a phenomenon that the lymphatic duct of the dermis is clogged and edema of the skin occurs. In the case of nipple ...