1. Why do some breast cancer patients go to orthopedics in the first place.
[patient misunderstanding].
I have a pain in my waist and legs. How can I have a problem with my breast?[doctor reminds]."stop-gap measures" is not advisable, and finding out the cause is the key.The mass of breast cancer is often painless and easy to be ignored. The most common organ of breast cancer metastasis is bone, with a metastasis rate as high as 70%, mostly in ribs, sternum, thoracic vertebrae and lumbar vertebrae. Therefore, when some breast cancer patients first go to see a doctor, they may go to the orthopaedics department because they feel bone and joint pain, or low back pain. Although bone metastasis of breast cancer is not directly life-threatening, the rapid growth of cancer cells in the bone after metastasis to the bone can cause a series of bone-related adverse events, such as pathological and compression fractures caused by tumor invasion, severe pain, and spinal cord metastasis. when the spinal cord metastases, the cancer cells protrude into the medullary cavity and oppress the spinal cord to cause paraplegia. Therefore, the majority of female compatriots should pay full attention to the breast, find breast problems as soon as possible, and try to avoid waiting for bone metastasis and bone and joint pain to see a doctor.
2. Significance of examination of lung, bone, liver and brain in patients with breast cancer.Breast cancer, like all malignant tumors, except carcinoma in situ, there is the possibility of distant metastasis in the early stage, and distant metastasis is often the main cause of death. Some people call breast cancer a "mother tumor", which means it will give birth and run around! This is also the most frightening part of breast cancer. According to medical statistics, distant metastasis of breast cancer has a certain tendency, in which the probability of bone, lung, liver and brain metastasis is relatively high. Therefore, when breast cancer patients are admitted to hospital for breast-related examination, doctors will also focus on these organs to eliminate the possibility of metastasis and provide a basis for the next step of treatment.
