Symptoms of Breast Cancer

There are several forms of cancer of the breast, each of which has its own characteristic symptoms. For symptoms must be able to conduct breast self . Methods of self can be found here .

nodular form
     Local tumor growth as a node occurs most frequently. On palpation of the breast unit is defined as a dense , rounded, lumpy painless education with indistinct contours , often with limited mobility due to infiltration ( germination ) surrounding tissues. To determine the connection of the tumor with skin taken last in a small fold over education . If this method fails as well as at some distance from the location of the tumor , we can say that the skin is not associated with it . When starting infiltration ( germination ) skin tumor compression of a small section of it leads to the formation of deeper folds , sometimes with inverted skin pores. Wrinkling of the skin over the tumor may occur in the early stages of cancer. As the size of the tumor node occurs skin retraction . Leather as a "lemon peel" - late symptom of the disease .

     The involvement of underlying tissues in the process of determining the tumor grasping fingers and shifting it in the longitudinal and transverse directions. Thereafter detected mobility tumor allocated to a right angle arm, and also at reduced hand tight . If this tumor has been reduced mobility can be considered proven germination . Complete immobility tumor indicates largely tumor invasion into the chest wall .

     To determine the relationship of the tumor with the nipple it is fixed fingers of one hand and the fingers of the other hand ( flat ) tumor pressed against the chest wall . By moving the nipple tumor remains stationary , therefore, there is no communication with the nipple , if the tumor is displaced together with sliding nipple , there germination infiltration ducts. Deformation nipple retraction revealed by his apparent tumor spreads to the milk ducts .
     Increase or seal axillary lymph nodes even at small mobile tumor with clear margins should raise suspicion for breast cancer .

edematous form
Edematous infiltrative form of cancer often develops in young women during pregnancy and lactation. During acute . No more pain . Rapidly increasing size of the compressed area ( node ) of the breast. Swelling characteristic of the breast tissue and skin. In the regional lymph nodes (especially axillary ) appear early metastases. Edematous form characterizes diffuse ( spread throughout the breast ) thickening and hyperemia (redness ) of the skin .

Rozhistopodobny cancer
This form of breast cancer is accompanied by pronounced redness of the skin with jagged edges tongue-shaped , outwardly resembles a flame or a geographical map . Tumor site is not detected by palpation . Hyperemia may spread to the chest wall . Most often the disease is acute , with high (up to 40 ° C) body temperature . For a malignant tumor rapidly metastasizes to lymph nodes and distant organs .

Mastitopodobnaya form
Mastitopodobny cancer is more common in young women , pregnant and lactating . The disease manifests itself rise in body temperature , and increase the density of the site or the entire breast , swelling , redness of the skin . The disease progresses rapidly , early metastases appear .

Cancer Paget
Localized cancer of the nipple and areola considered the most favorable form of breast cancer . Clinically manifested as phenomena maceration and ulceration of the nipple. As the disease progresses nipple destroyed and in its place there is a peptic ulcer surface.

Husk cancer
Husk cancer - a dense infiltration of the skin over the breast. The mammary gland is reduced in size and limited mobility , the skin over it is sealed , the surface is uneven , resembling shell. Sometimes the process extends to the second breast .

Hidden ( occult ) cancer
The first clinical symptom - an increase of affected axillary lymph nodes metastases without defined tumor in the gland itself . Often, patients are treated for a long time lymphadenitis (inflammation of lymph nodes) " infectious " nature and they fall to the oncologist has the appearance of distant metastases .