Benign Breast Cancer

Question 1

what are the benign breast tumors?

Answer 1

Fibroadenoma
Phyllodes tumor
Intraductal papilloma

Question 2

what is the most common breast tumor happening in women younger than 35 years of age?

Answer 2

fibroadenoma

Question 3

what tumor happen in women receiving cyclosporine treatment after renal transplantation?

Answer 3

fibroadenoma

Question 4

how does a fibroadenoma present?

Answer 4

Discrete, palpable, movable, rubbery mass that increases in size with pregnancy of menstruation (estrogen effect)

Question 5

when does a fibroadenoma stop growing?

Answer 5

in menopause

Question 6

what is another name for Phyllodes tumor?

Answer 6

cystosarcoma phyllodes

Question 7

what is a phyllodes tumor?

Answer 7

large bulky tumor

Question 8

from what cell is a phyllodes tumor derived from?

Answer 8

stromal cells of the breast

Question 9

is a phyllodes tumor malignant or benign?

Answer 9

both

Question 10

what is the sign that a phyllodes tumor is malignant?

Answer 10

Hypercellular stroma with many mitosis.

Question 11

how does a phyllodes tumor look grossly?

Answer 11

lobulated, firm gray-white, bulky tumor

Question 12

how does a phyllodes tumor look micro?

Answer 12

Hypercellular stroma, with cyst like spaces containing leaf like extensions from the cyst wall.

Question 13

what is a Intraductal papilloma?

Answer 13

mall benign tumor of the major lactiferous duct.

Question 14

how does an intraductal papilloma present clinically?

Answer 14

bloody nipple discharge

Question 15

is there a risk of cancer with an intraductal papilloma?

Answer 15

no

Question 16

how does an intraductal papilloma look micro?

Answer 16

benign papillary growth within lactiferous ducts