Video:Breast examination

Breast examination (Tutorial)
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Description1

Breast examination is a physical examination performed by a medical professional on an individual presenting with signs and symptoms in a breast,

Description2

periodically on some people with a family history of breast disease,

Description3

or on a person with an incidental abnormal finding on imaging such as mammography.

Consent

Techniques may vary from one medical professional to another, but essentially follow the principles of obtaining informed consent, offering a chaperone,

Inspection

inspecting,

Palpation

and then palpating the breasts,

Lymph nodes1

followed by looking for nearby lymph nodes, in the underarms,

Lymph nodes2

above the collar bone,

Lymph nodes3

and in the neck.

Findings1

Examination findings are generally reported using particular terms; location, size, symmetry, texture, description of any mass and appearance of the skin.

Findings2

For example, there may be overlying skin changes and altered appearance of the nipple in breast cancer.

Findings3

Milky liquid may be seen in a breastfeeding mother.

Findings4

Or an eczema like redness may be seen around the nipple in Paget's disease of the nipple.