乳房纖維腺瘤：一種帶給患者困擾的良性結節
纖維腺瘤是一種出現女性乳房中的良性結節。 一般擁有光滑堅硬的 Also, when touching the breast it can be felt that the nodule is mobile. The size can be very different: Fibroadenoma with a diameter of less than one to more than 15 cm are possible. An estimated ten out of every 100 women develop such a nodule. This makes fibroadenoma the most common benign breast disease. Most women are between 15 and 35 years old at diagnosis. But fibroadenoma can also occur later.
Echotherapy treats fibroadenoma with ultrasound only. To use ultrasound for therapy multiple intersecting beams of ultrasound are concentrated on a target area. The resulting focused ultrasound beam is highly energetic and generates a temperature rise at the focus point. This technology resembles the use of a magnifying glass when beams of sunlight are focused to generate heat. A single beam is of such low energy that it doesn’t cause harm to the surrounding tissue and can pass the skin easily.
But at the focal point where all ultrasound beam comes together the desired therapeutic effect is taking place. By generating heat in the target area cells are destroyed and subsequently broken down and removed through regular biological processes. This causes a significant volume reduction in the first months after therapy and relief of symptoms like pain and deformation of the breast. Studies have shown average volume reductions of approx. 60% only 6 months past therapy.
Echotherapy for fibroadenoma
在治療之前，醫生將使用各種診斷工具確認診斷，其中可能包括視覺超聲，血液檢查和活檢。診斷對於排除惡性腫瘤很重要。一旦測試結果確認您有資格進行超聲治療，就可以安排治療會議。在治療當天，醫生將在開始治療之前通過超聲波進行最終檢查。對於治療，有一個初始計劃階段，其中醫生決定他想要治療的確切部位以獲得理想的結果。如果您感到緊張，醫生可能會決定提供局部麻醉和一些藥物來減輕焦慮和疼痛。
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The treatment itself consists of a pulse and pause scheme: A pulse of therapeutic ultrasound is delivered for a few seconds followed by a several seconds long pause in which the skin gets to rest and cool down a bit. Pulses are provided until the complete target area is treated as planned initially. At the end of the treatment which usually takes 20 – 60 minutes, the physician will make a final check with visual ultrasound. After treatment patients can go back home and resume regular daily activities.
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