Which department should you treat breast disease?

Which department should be followed for breast examination? Generally, the hospital is in the surgery department. Hospitals with specialized breast departments are better. Color Doppler ultrasound is better, but the doctor’s palpation is also necessary. There are no masses on the general palpation examination. If so, there is no need to do other tests. Don’t be surprised if you may meet a male doctor many times. Of course, if you really feel shy, you can also look for a female doctor.

Breast examination should be performed 3-5 days after menstruation or 9-11 days after menstruation begins.

Things required for breast examination:

1. Pay attention to the particularity of breast disease history, especially the history of menstruation, marriage and childbirth, previous breast disease history and family history of breast cancer, etc., because These medical histories are of great significance for predisposed physical examination and further examination.

2. Pay attention to breast physical examination and avoid misdiagnosis due to over-reliance on imaging examinations, ignoring clinical signs with diagnostic value, or prescribing many examinations like a wide net, causing patients to suffer from inappropriate assistance. inspection and bear unnecessary burdens.

3. For patients with newly diagnosed breast diseases, if the physical examination is not satisfactory, the patient can be asked to cooperate and undergo another examination at the best time for physical examination, such as examination around the 10th day of the menstrual cycle. Avoid interference caused by physiological changes in the breast glands during the menstrual cycle.

4. Adequate lighting should be provided during the examination to prevent signs caused by minor lesions from being ignored.

5. Pay attention to the symmetry of the breast, follow the principle of comparing both sides, and compare the healthy side first and then the affected side; pay attention to the comprehensiveness of the examination, follow the principle of visual inspection first and then palpation, and the principle of breast first and then the whole body. Omit every sign, every detail, not the axillary lymph nodes.

6. If necessary, use some special methods to enhance physical signs to confirm certain important signs. For example, for the examination of nipple retraction, in order to confirm whether the nipples on both sides are at the same level, a bending test can be performed, that is, the patient is asked to lean forward with his upper body and straighten his arms forward to make the breasts droop. At this time, the nipple on the affected side can be Elevated due to traction by fibrous tissue.