The breast is made up of lobes and ducts. Each breast has 15 to 20 sections. The breast is made up of lobes and ducts. Each breast has 15 to 20 sections called lobes. Each lobe has many smaller sections called lobules. Lobules end in dozens of tiny bulbs that can make milk. The lobes, lobules, and bulbs are linked by thin tubes called ducts. Each breast also has blood vessels and lymph vessels. The lymph vessels carry an almost colorless, watery fluid called lymph. Each lobe has many smaller sections called lobules. Each breast also has blood vessels and lymph vessels. The lobes, lobules, and bulbs are linked by thin tubes called ducts. Lump in the breast, change in breast shape, dimpling of the skin, milk rejection, fluid coming from the nipple, a newly inverted nipple, or a red or scaly patch of skin. Ductal carcinoma, which begins in the milk ducts, and lobular carcinoma, which begins in the milk glands.
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