The bone right in the middle of a woman’s breasts we call the sternum. Causes of sternal pain may be due to breast disease, trauma, costochondritis, heart disease, etc.
1. Breast disease; such as acute mastitis inflammation spread to the pleura may cause hidden pain in the sternum, in addition does not exclude the possibility of breast cancer, when the cancer invades the sternum can also cause pain, we need to consult a doctor in time to find out the cause of the disease.
2. Trauma: when the chest suffers from external force or long-term compression or restraint, it may cause hidden pain in the sternum.
3. Costochondritis: often secondary to trauma and infection.
4. Heart disease: such as angina pectoris, myocardial infarction is equal to the pre-exacerbation may cause vague pain and suffocation in front of the sternum, and then develops into oppressive pain.
In short, when women have sternal pain that persists without relief, they need to go to the hospital in time to avoid delaying their condition.