Shanghai Fourth Hospital used breast tube endoscope to "remove bullets in time" to solve hidden troubles. 69 year old man suffered from breast cancer nipples | features | hidden dangers
Uncle Lin, 69 years old, never thought that he had breast cancer, so he was very upset. Fortunately, the Special Disease Center for nipple discharge at the Fourth People's Hospital of Shanghai, affiliated with Tongji University, used a breast tube endoscope to timely remove the hidden danger for Mr. Lin.
In February of this year, Grandpa Lin accidentally noticed a slight wetness on the left side of his clothes. He thought it was a scratch and didn't pay much attention. Over the next two months, Mr. Lin noticed that wet spots appeared repeatedly and were concentrated at the left nipple position. Later, clear liquid seeped out of the nipple with the naked eye, sometimes accompanied by a small amount of blood streaks. With a little more movement, the leakage became even more severe.
Mr. Lin and his family searched online and also asked some friends in the medical industry, and the advice they received was to undergo a "breast tube endoscopy" examination. However, due to differences in male physiological structures, "ductoscopy" may also not be possible. After multiple inquiries, they learned that there is a specialized disease center for nipple discharge in the Department of Breast Surgery at Shanghai Fourth Hospital, specializing in the diagnosis and treatment of nipple discharge. Therefore, they went to Shanghai Fourth Hospital for treatment.
After going to the Fourth Hospital for examination and ruling out endocrine and hormone abnormalities, Mr. Lin was arranged to be hospitalized for treatment. He tried "painless" ductoscopy and guided wire biopsy, and was diagnosed with breast cancer during the operation. At the same time of determining the focus, he performed radical surgery. Because it is early breast cancer, Uncle Lin does not need to receive radiotherapy and chemotherapy.
Liu Sheng, Deputy Director of the Breast and Breast Vascular Surgery Department at Shanghai Fourth Hospital, said that many people feel that nipple leakage is not a big deal, but rather pain or a lump to the touch is what matters. However, in fact, nipple discharge is not only a symptom of inflammation and damage of the mammary duct, but also one of the early symptoms of intraductal tumors and even breast cancer. It is not uncommon in breast disease symptoms, second only to breast pain and lumps, accounting for about 7.5% of patients seeking medical treatment; Many domestic and foreign breast disease experts believe that the actual incidence of nipple discharge is greatly underestimated.
"Compared with women, although the probability of men suffering from breast diseases, especially breast cancer, is relatively low, it cannot be ignored. In recent years, men's breast diseases have become more and more common. For men, 23% of nipple discharge may be breast cancer, and some literature reports that this proportion may even be as high as 57%. Therefore, even for men, suspicious breast symptoms cannot be ignored."
Liu Sheng said that currently, in addition to the routine screening of the causes of nipple discharge and routine breast tube endoscopy examination, the Shanghai Fourth Hospital's "nipple discharge" specialty disease center also carries out projects such as the integration of characteristic "painless" breast tube endoscopy and surgery. In addition, in response to nipple discharge, the hospital is expanding relevant basic clinical research, especially in screening and diagnosing early breast cancer discharge, striving to provide more reliable and efficient early detection and treatment plans for breast cancer patients with nipple discharge.