”The breast imaging report was full of terms or descriptive language such as “nodules”, “cysts”, “masses”, BI-RADS”, “hypoechoic”, “anechoic”, “calcification”, “glandular structural disorder”. “disorganized glandular structure”, “clear boundary” or “unclear boundary”, etc. Many people say that they do not understand what they are talking about. In order to avoid unnecessary panic, we will briefly explain these words in order of their frequency. To give you a little popularization? Tell you to understand the meaning! The first one: “nodule” This word is mostly found in the ultrasound report of the breast, and occasionally in the simple touch examination report and mammogram report. The term “nodule” is a descriptive term to describe a “small” mass found by various methods and does not relate to the benign or malignant nature of the mass, and is never the name of the disease. The term “mass” is used to describe a “large” mass. Second: “hypoechoic”, “anechoic” In the ultrasound report of the breast, the nodule is usually described as “hypoechoic” or “anechoic”. “Again, this is descriptive language, and there seems to be no particularly objective criteria for defining “nodules” that are naturally darker (hypoechoic) or darker (anechoic) on a black-and-white ultrasound image of various nature. The terms “well-defined” or “poorly defined” describe whether these “nodules” are clearly identifiable on the image. It is not possible to say that “indistinct” is malignant or “clear” is benign, but this requires specific analysis by the physician. Third: “disorganized glandular structure” is a descriptive term used to describe the glandular image in the ultrasound or mammogram report. If you imagine the breast as a bun, then the skin and subcutaneous fat tissue are the “skin” and the glands are the “filling”. The “skin” and the “filling” are always clearly distinguishable on the image, and the “filling” is the focus of our attention. If the image structure of the “filling” looks different from the normal one, we would describe it as a “disorder of the glandular structure”, mostly due to glandular hyperplasia, which is often referred to as “mastopexy”. The majority of these are due to glandular hyperplasia, which is often referred to as “breast enlargement,” but of course, we can’t exclude the very few “structural disorders” that are due to local cellular malignancy. Fourth: “Cysts” Again, in ultrasound reports, experienced ultrasonographers will judge a particularly typical “non-echoic” nodule as a “cyst”. This is more common in cystic hyperplasia of the breast, which can be single or multiple. Most cysts are benign and harmless. The fifth place: “BI-RADS” This mysterious “high” looking English has caused many patients to panic, and what is even more frightening is the different levels on its suffix: grade 1, grade 2, grade 3…. …In fact, this is just an abbreviation for “breast imaging reporting and data system”, in order to make different doctors see the image report, there is a unified standard to find, when the classification R3 level When graded R3, it is a sign that the physician should make a further diagnosis or surgical intervention. Many patients are frightened by the word “calcification” on the mammogram report, not knowing that while calcification is very common in breast films, problematic malignant “calcifications” are very rare. Scattered, isolated, large, round calcifications (white dots on mammograms) are actually benign calcifications, and although they do not disappear once they are created, they will not become malignant for life and need not be bothered with. However, calcifications that are suspected to be malignant must be treated further by a physician.