🌿 Clinical Manifestations of Breast Cancer
(1) Painless Mass: A painless mass in the breast is often the main reason prompting patients to seek medical attention.
(2) Nipple Discharge: Secretions can be colorless, milky white, pale yellow, brown, or bloody; they may appear watery, bloody, serous, or purulent; quantity varies, and intervals between discharge episodes are inconsistent.
(3) Abnormalities of the Nipple and Nipple Area: Nipple flattening, retraction, or indentation, eventually completely retracting beneath the areola, making the nipple invisible. Sometimes the entire breast elevates, causing both nipples to be at different levels. Nipple erosion is a typical symptom of Paget’s disease.
Inflammatory breast cancer presents with inflammatory-like skin changes: skin color ranges from light red to deep red, initially localized but soon spreading over most of the breast skin, accompanied by edema. Skin thickens, becomes rough, and surface temperature increases.
Progression and Development
[Breast Cancer]