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Mastopathy Symptoms

Mastopathy Definition

The term covers all mastopathy benign breast changes, manifested by swelling, indurated nodules orcysts. These changes often affect both breasts are benign and, in general. A severe form of mastopathy may however change in breast cancer.

The breast is made of connective tissue and glands. Mastopathy occurs when this tissue changes. An increase of connective tissue and causes a nodule changes give rise to glandular cysts. Often it is a combination of nodules and cysts.

Approximately one in two women suffers from a mastopathy during its existence it is therefore of breast disease the most common. There is a distinction mastopathy compared with other benign breast changes (tumors), such as adenomas, fibroadenomas and lipomas.

Mastopathy Causes

An imbalance between the female sex hormones estrogen and progesterone, with excessive amounts of estrogen, is suspected of being behind the mastopathy. This was hypothesized because mastopathy usually affects women aged 30 to 50 years and disappears after menopause (since the patient does not follow hormonal therapy). Another clue suggests a hormonal cause: symptoms occur in the cycle, specifically at end of cycle, just before the onset of the rules.

Thyroid disease (hyper-or hypothyroidism) can also cause a mastopathy.

There are three levels of severity in mastopathy:

Mastopathy Grade I Or “Simple Mastopathy”

Breast tissue is thickened, indurated and may have cysts or not. The histological (tissue sample) shows that the tissue proliferated but the appearance of cells is normal; simple mastopathy is the most common form, with 70% of cases.

Mastopathy Grade II Or “Proliferative Mastopathy”

In this form, certain cells grow faster than others, it is frequently cells of milk ducts. Mastopathy This does not affect the appearance of the cells. With about 25% of cases, the proliferative mastopathy is the second form in terms of frequency.

Mastopathy Grade III Or “Severe Mastopathy”

Rarest form, with 5% of cases. The biopsy revealed pathological cells. Certainly it is not yet cancer, but the cells can lead to cancer later. Women with severe mastopathy have a risk of breast cancer 2 to 4 times higher. Regular checks are imperative in order to detect an eventual degeneration.

Mastopathy Symptoms

Symptoms vary greatly, both in terms of that kind of intensity. However, neither the type of symptoms, or intensity not reflect the severity of mastopathy.

The characteristic of mastopathy is that the symptoms occur towards the end of the cycle, ie shortly before menstruation (premenstrual syndrome).

· Slenderness, feeling of tension up to pain in the breast

· Palpable nodule or nodules swellings palpated can be. The indurated nodules are so extensive Arranged Often, patients Often Have Many small nodules Concentrated in Several places

· Fluid secretion from the nipple often indicates the presence of cysts.

Reminder: all palpated nodule is not synonymous with cancer. However, any change requires medical supervision palpable. It is essential that each woman to self-examine regularly.