Patient: Description of condition (onset, main symptoms, hospital visited, etc.): I have had a baby for two and a half months and have had breast enlargement. Very little milk, did not feed much. A month ago, I found a lump that was not painful. I went to the hospital for an ultrasound and found a small cyst in my right breast and several in my left breast, the largest being 1.5 X 1.2 CM. The doctor said it was a cumulative cyst and gave me medication to return the milk to my breast, so I could take the medication after the operation. I have a few questions: 1. Will the cysts get smaller if I massage and apply hot compresses and then let the baby suckle? 2. Do I have to have surgery for this cyst size? How else can I treat it? Is it useful to take medicine after breastfeeding? Or do I need to suck it with a needle, or just leave it alone and check it regularly. I don’t want to have surgery. 3. Is it easy to become cancerous? Li Meng Circle, Department of Breast Surgery, The First Affiliated Hospital of Zhengzhou University
Li Menghuan, Breast Surgery Department, First Affiliated Hospital of Zhengzhou University: Your case is a cumulative breast cyst, which is usually not cancerous. Most of them will disappear on their own after weaning, but the few that do not disappear may need surgery. Other methods are generally ineffective.