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Changes of TDLU after menopause? |
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2 broad types of mastitis? |
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1) Puerperal (lactational) 2) Non-puerperal |
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Cause of lactational mastitis? |
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Duct obstruction & milk leakage; breast milk cytokines incite inflammatory response |
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Rx - lactational mastitis |
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Frequent emptying of breast. Abx. If abscess drain & discontinue nursing. |
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4 types of Non-Puerperal Mastitis? |
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1) Duct Ectasia 2) Fat Necrosis 3) Granulatomous Mastitis 4) Inflammatory Carcinoma |
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5 symptoms that make a breast mass most likely benign? |
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Tender/painful, changes during menstrual cycle, history of breast cysts, nipple discharge, hx of trauma |
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Circumscription, consistency, mobility - benign vs malignant? |
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Circumscription - well-defined (B), ill-defined (M) Consistency - rubbery (B), firm/hard (M) Mobility - freely mobile (B), attached to skin/chest wall (M) |
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Elderly woman w mastitis - what is most likely? |
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4 components of duct ectasia? |
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Duct dilation, secretory stasis, periductal inflammation, fibrosis. |
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Dx of Fibrocystic Change is based on? |
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If Fibrocystic Change dx is indeterminate via H&P, what are next steps? |
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Mammography, ultrasonography |
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Duct epithelial hyperplasia w fibrocystic change indicates which type of fibrocystic change? |
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Proliferative fibrocystic change |
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Proliferative fibrocystic change w moderate/severe duct epithelial hyperplasia indicates what risk of breast CA? |
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Lobes open into the nipple via what? |
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What does each lobule end in? |
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Terminal Duct Lobular Unit (TDLU) |
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Which hormones cause proliferation & enlargement of TDLU epi cells? |
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Mastitis after trauma is usually due to what? |
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Fat necrosis, free fatty acids complex w Ca2+ to form soaps |
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Primary cause of granulomatous mastitis? |
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Ruptured silicone implant |
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"Peau d'Orange" indicates what? |
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Dermal lymphatic invasion by cancer cells |
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Duct dilation, apocrine metaplasia, stromal fibrosis - what is it? |
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"Leaf-Like" tumor - what is it and what does it feel like grossly? |
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Phyllodes Tumor; firm, circumscribed, mobile |
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Woman experiencing menopause w thick, green nipple discharge - what is it? |
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Bloody nipple discharge - what is it? what is prognosis? |
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Intraductal Papilloma; benign |
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Young woman w painless, mobile, firm/rubbery mass - what is it? |
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What inherited mutation makes a tumor more likely to overexpress HER2/neu? |
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A family history of breast and ovarian cancer is assoc w what inherited mutation? |
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What does a TP53 mutation cause? |
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Li-Fraumeni/SBLA syndrome (soft tissue/bone Sarcomas, Brain tumors, Leukemias, Adrenocortical cancers) |
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Bone pain is seen with what breast pathology? |
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4 main types of breast ca? |
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DCIS, Invasive Duct Carcinoma, LCIS, Invasive Lobular Carcinoma |
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No palpable mass, w firm & "pebbly" tissue & cluster of finely stipples calcification on mammogram - what is it? |
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Neoplastic epi cells replace epi of TDLU - what is it? |
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How is LCIS usually detected and why? |
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Incidental finding on biopsy; no palpable mass or calcifications |
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Small uniform malignant cells invading stroma single-file - what is it? |
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Invasive Lobular Carcinoma |
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Cancer cells in the epidermis indicate what? |
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Paget's disease; underlying DCIS or Invasive Duct Carcinoma |
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Most common site of breast ca metastasis? |
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Most common distant sites of breast ca metastasis? |
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5 prognostic markers of tumor aggressiveness? |
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Axillary LN involvement, tumor size, tubular (or other "good prognosis" types), histo grade, proliferation index |
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ER/PR+ tumors should be treated how? |
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Tumors that overexpress HER2/neu should be treated how? |
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Herceptin (monoclonal ab) |
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