What exactly is a breast nodule all about? Women often ask specialists this question. Breast nodules are more prevalent in women and patients usually present with a variety of symptoms. It is customary to refer to smaller masses as nodules, which can occur in any area. Smaller breast masses can be called “breast nodules” and include: hyperplastic nodules, tumor-like changes, fibroadenomas, and breast cancer. Most patients with breast hyperplasia can find multiple hypoechoic nodules during ultrasound examination, most of which are manifestations of cystic hyperplasia; if the nodule is a solitary nodule with unclear border and hard texture, nodule excision + pathological examination can be considered to clarify the diagnosis to prevent delaying treatment due to missed breast cancer. It is not wise for some doctors to blindly expand the indications for surgery to the detriment of patients in order to pursue economic benefits. To understand in detail what is going on with breast nodules, you should also understand the symptoms. The clinical manifestations of breast nodules are: 1. Breast lumps: often multiple, unilateral or bilateral, more common in the upper outer quadrant; and the size and texture often change periodically with menstruation, the lumps increase in size and hardness before menstruation, and shrink after menstruation, tough and not hard. On examination, the lump can be palpated as a nodal structure, varying in size, with unclear boundaries with the surrounding tissues, mostly with tenderness, without adhesions to the skin and deep tissues, and can be pushed, and the axillary lymph nodes are not enlarged. 2.Breast swelling and pain: It is common to have unilateral or bilateral breast swelling and pain or tenderness. The duration of the disease varies from 2 months to several years, and most patients are characterized by cyclic pain, which occurs or worsens in the premenstrual period and decreases or disappears after menstruation. It must be noted that although the periodicity of breast pain is typical of the disease, the lack of this feature does not negate the existence of the lesion. 3. There are still manifestations of long duration, slow development, and sometimes nipple overflow. The nodules of varying sizes in the breast are essentially large and small cystic dilated milk ducts, and nipple discharge comes from these cysts, which are yellow-green, brown or bloody, or occasionally colorless and plasma. I have made a specific introduction for you about what is going on with breast nodules. Patients with breast nodules should also be treated as soon as possible to prevent the disease from developing further and causing serious harm to the body.