Patient's question:
Patient is female, 22 years old, with a small lump in the breast upon palpation, accompanied by pain and a feeling of fullness, which has persisted for nearly 1 year.Doctor's answer:
1. Regular check-ups; to detect early and treat promptly.2. Adhere to medication; this condition is a severe endocrine disorder, with the affected tissues having poor sensitivity to drugs, slow tumor regression, and prolonged treatment duration. Sometimes, oral medication may take six months to a year to become effective.
3. Complete surgical resection; the best treatment for localized lesions, as removing the large focal lesions often yields definite therapeutic effects. If there is an obvious tendency toward malignancy or a biopsy confirms pre-cancerous changes, a simple mastectomy should be performed for safety. Additionally, when a patient experiences galactorrhea, it is important to differentiate it from hyperprolactinemia or hypermenorrheal galactorrhea syndrome to avoid misdiagnosis.