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Expert of this article: Shao Shuai, School of Medicine, Southwest Jiaotong University, master student
Review of this article: Wang Haobin, MD, Heidelberg University, Germany, Deputy Chief Physician of Breast and Thyroid Surgery, Chengdu Third People’s Hospital (Affiliated Hospital of Southwest Jiaotong University), Master Supervisor
In the field of female oncology, thyroid cancer and breast cancer are always one of the cancers with the highest incidence, especially breast cancer in recent years by WHO In the published epidemiological statistics of cancer, the incidence rate has already surpassed that of lung cancer, becoming the “world’s largest cancer”.
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And this has also caused many female friends and even male friends who accidentally found nodules in the neck or chest. Severe “health anxiety”.
So what are these nodules? How to deal with it? let me tell you.
What should I do if I find a thyroid nodule?
The thyroid is the largest endocrine gland in the human body. It is located in the front of the neck. It mainly secretes thyroid hormones, which regulate the body’s basal metabolism and affect growth and development.
In life, we find that thyroid nodules are often during the physical examination, so don’t panic when you get the physical examination report ! Be aware,95% of our thyroid nodules are benign!
wheresmall benign nodules , generally do not need treatment, regular follow-up can be. Onlylarger nodules, compressions Onlyconsider surgical resection when the trachea and esophagus is forced, causing difficulty in breathing and swallowing, or when there is a high suspicion of malignancy.
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It also does not mean that a nodule will turn into breast cancer sooner or later. This is also a score of benign nodules and malignant nodules. We need to do some checks accordingly, for example, we often do B-ultrasound and mammography to identify.
When you feel a nodule in your chest, To judge benign and malignant, let’s start with these points:
Feel
Generally speaking, the surface of nodules is relatively smooth, and those that feel slippery can be pushed and pressed with the fingers. The possibility of benign nodules is higher, while the opposite is true for malignant nodules.
Conform to the above benign traits and no other symptoms, then we should observe it regularly, Note the time when the nodule was found , the size of the nodule at this point, recorded once a month. If the nodules are not very long, let’s send you a sentence of my mother’s words when I got nodules: “It’s okay, just pass by.”
Does it hurt?
Some friends have chest lumps and feel unilateral or Bilateral breast tenderness, don’t be in a hurry. First, check whether the pain is rhythmic. Rhythmic pain is likely to be a breast hyperplasia. This rhythm is mainly reflected in the pain before menstruation and Relief after menstruation; early breast cancer is less painful.
Remind everyone that the quality of breast hyperplasia is not differentiated according to the degree of pain, and most of them are “bad” Things don’t have to hurt. If there is hyperplasia or mass, seek medical examination in time, and don’t worry if it is confirmed to be benign.
nipple discharge
Our main concern about nipple discharge is its color, if the discharge is serous or colorless, it often indicates that it is a physiological Sexual discharge or from breast hyperplasia, if the nipple discharge is brown or bloody, ductoscopy is required to exclude new organisms in the breast ducts, and surgical excision and biopsy is required!
The occurrence of thyroid nodules and breast nodules are often closely related to our spiritual level and daily life, and to maintain a happy and healthy life state, can effectively inhibit and prevent the occurrence of these two kinds of nodules.
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