3.3.2 Carcinoma of the Breast Flashcards
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What are the characteristics of ER negative and Her2 negative breast cancer?
What is this an image of?
Inflammatory carcinoma - Tumor in lymphatic channels
Tumor cells plug the lymphatics and cause edema
What are the characteristics of Invasive ductal carcinoma?
Stromal invasion by malignant cells leading to a pronounced fibroblastic proliferation (desmoplasia) leading to a palpable mass
What are the characteristics of Luminal B?
ER positive and Her 2 negative High proliferation
Almost there
B
In a gangstas paradise
B
What are the characteristics of male gynecomastia?
What is this an image of?
Fibroadenoma
What are the characteristics of Colloid (mucinous) carcinoma?
Older women - slow growth
Extremely soft, pale gray-blue gelatinous
Better survival than the Non Specific Type carcinoma
What is this an image of?
Medullary carcinoma - lymphocytic invasion
What is this an image of?
Invasive lobular carcinoma - look at signet ring cells
What are the characteristics of male breast carcinoma?
What is the most common type of breast carcinoma?
Invasive ductal carcioma
What is the most important prognostic factor in breast carcinoma?
Lymph node metastasis - sentinal lymph node
This is the last one
C
What is this an image of?
Invasive carcinoma of the breast
What is this an image of?
Mucinous carcinoma
What is this an image of? What are the arrows pointing at?
Invasive ductal carcinoma
Top - Ductal carcinoma in-situ
Bottom - invasive ductal carcinoma
What is this an image of?
Invasive ductal carcinoma - invasion of adipose tissue
What are the characteristics of Medullary Carcinoma?
What are the histological characteristics of Colloid (mucinous) carcinoma?
Large mucin lakes
Small islands and isolated neoplastic cells with bland morphology
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B
What are the characteristics of angiosarcoma?
Complication of radiation therapy
What are the characteristics of fibroadenoma?
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What is this an image of?
Tubular carcinoma
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B
What are the characteristics of Luminal A breast cancer?
ER positive and Her2 negative
Low proliferation
Responds to antihormonal therapy
What is this an image of?
Fibroadenoma
D - ducts
S - Stroma
What are the gross and histological characteristics of fibroadenoma?
What is this an image of?
Lymph node metastasis of invasive carcinoma
What are the histological characteristics of invasive ductal carcinoma?
What are the characteristics of Tubular carcinoma?
What is this an image of?
Invasive lobular carcinoma
What is this an image of?
Invasive ductal carcinoma
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What are the characteristics of Her2 positive breast cancer?
What is an imflammatory carcinoma?
This implies that there is dermal lymphatic invasion
Grossly thickened, erythematous and rough skin surace with the appearance of an orange peel
What is this an image of?
Angiosarcoma
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C
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D
What is this an image of?
Male gynecomastia
What are the characteristics of invasive lobular carcinoma?
