The breast is made up of glands, ducts, adipose tissue, and fibrous tissue.
The skin of the areola has hairs and glands, and the glands have sweat glands, sebaceous glands and mammary glands. Its sebaceous glands, also known as the areola glands, are large and superficial, and the secretions have the effect of protecting the skin, lubricating the nipples and the baby's lips. The following three figures show the systematic anatomy of the breast and surrounding structures.
The above is the systematic anatomy of the breast, so how do we show the specific structure of the breast in the clinic? F61 Maternal and Child Community believes that tests showing breast structure include ultrasound, molybdenum targets, and breast MRI.
Mammography image
In addition to glands, the composition of the mammary glands also has a large amount of adipose tissue and fibrous connective tissue. The breast glands of young women tend to be dense. After giving birth to breastfeeding women, due to changes in hormone levels, and the realization of breast breastfeeding function, the density of the glands will decrease, the overall density of the breast will decrease, and women after giving birth to breastfeeding are more suitable for molybdenum target examination. In general, because X-rays are overlapping images, a two-position shot of each breast is required for a mammography.
Breast ultrasound
The F61 maternal and child community believes that breast ultrasound and molybdenum targets are the main tests for screening women for breast cancer. Ultrasounds show the skin, superficial fascia, subcutaneous adipose tissue, and Cooper ligaments from shallow to deep. Further deeper, the breast lobes and ducts and pectoralis major muscles are located in the deep layers of the breast lobes, which are uniform parenchymal dark areas.
Mammary MRI image
Breast MRI is an important way to further test after screening for both cancers.