Mastopathy, or fibrocystic disease
Mastopathy, or fibrocystic disease
Mastopathy, or fibrocystic disease,suffer women of childbearing age. Pathological proliferation of glandular and connective tissue is accompanied by the formation of seals or cysts of different sizes. From the clinical point of view, the disease is divided into two groups: diffuse and nodular mastopathy. In the first case, multiple formations prevail, in the second case, a knot is formed.
Symptoms of mastopathy
At the initial stage of the pathological processmastopathy does not disturb a woman. In the subsequent there are systematic or cyclic pains, a feeling of raspiraniya and heaviness in the chest. When the volume nodes are formed, the mammary gland deforms and the cosmetic defect is clearly visible.
Diagnosis of mastopathy
A gynecologist or mammologist conducts a clinicalexamination of the patient, palpation of the mammary glands. The woman is referred for ultrasound diagnosis, mammography. The patient is recommended to diagnose the hormonal profile at the level of prolactin, estrogen, progesterone.
Proliferative form of mastopathy, whenthere is an active division of cells, requires detailed consideration, since there is a high risk of degeneration of benign tumors into malignant ones. Non-proliferative form of mastopathy does not cause cancer risk.
Treatment of mastopathy
A woman with mastopathy is prescribed drugs forcorrection of the hormonal background, if during the examination some changes were revealed. With endocrine pathologies, the main disease is treated. Assign phytopreparations and homeopathic remedies, vitamins, diuretics to reduce edema of tissues, monitoring examination.
At large nodes with visible cosmeticdefect is carried out surgical treatment. After the operation, it is necessary to observe systematically at the mammalogist. Preventive treatment is aimed at reducing the risk of sprouting new nodes.
