Where are the mammary glands

summary

Breast disease is one of the common diseases of women. Especially breast cancer accounts for the first or second incidence rate in female malignant tumors, which is a great threat to women's health. Therefore, women in the physical examination must pay attention to breast examination, in order to early detection of disease, timely treatment. Where are the mammary glands.

Where are the mammary glands

Reason 1: breast color Doppler ultrasound: breast color Doppler ultrasound can show breast mass and surrounding blood vessels, according to the shape of lesions, blood flow and pulse Doppler spectrum analysis results, determine the nature of lesions, effectively identify benign and malignant breast lesions.

Reason 2: infrared mammography: it can quickly, accurately, painlessly and non destructively diagnose all kinds of breast diseases, such as mastitis, breast cyst, breast lobular hyperplasia, especially the discovery of breast cancer.

Reason 3: carbohydrate antigen (CA-15-3): mainly used for early screening of female breast cancer and breast cancer metastasis.

matters needing attention

1. Early menarche, late menopause, no birth, no lactation, etc. 2. Family history of breast cancer, especially maternal family history. 3. History of breast cancer and other related diseases, such as unilateral breast cancer, benign breast disease, breast augmentation surgery, genital tumor. 4. Long term use of estrogen can increase the risk of breast cancer. 5. High stress work, high fat diet and other living habits. 6. Long term exposure to ionizing radiation and chemicals. 7. Breast cancer high-risk groups, should be every 12-18 months to do a comprehensive examination of the breast. But non high risk groups also need regular examination.