Benign Breast Disease Lecture Powerpoint Flashcards

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Mastoplasia

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Ropy thickening of breast tissue often in upper outer quadrant persistent thru menstrual cycle

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Galactorrhea

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Abnormal breast discharge not necessarily milk

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Gynecomastia

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Swelling of breast tissue in boys or men caused by an imbalance of horomones estrogen and testosterone

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Cooper’s ligaments

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Fibrous septa that extend from skin to underlying pectoralis fasciae forming triangular lobules radially around the nipple, often when invaded by breast cause dimpling of the skin

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Lymphatic drainage of the breast

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  • 75% axillary

- remaining 25% to internal mammary vessels and direct lymphatics to mediastinum

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Breast tenderness 3-4 days prior to menses is due to….

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….increased levels of estrogen and progesterone that cause cell proliferation and water retention

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Where do most breast cancers start?

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Terminal lobular ductal units composed of myoepithelial and epithelial cells

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3D breast digitial tomosynthesis/ 3D mammography

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A CT like type of digital mammogram that is highly detailed and views breast in slices, unfortunately still considered expeerimental by many insurance companies

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When a woman has implants, what kind of breast exam does she need?

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Diagnostic for any remaining tissue in the implant

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Proper steps to take for all mammography screening

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  • Screening mammo
  • If abnormal, diagnostic mammo
  • Breast ultrasound
  • Biopsy
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Breast Imaging Reporting and Database System (BI-RADS) scale

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0 - wasn’t diagnostic due to external error
1 - continue regular screening if >40yrs, its negative
2 - benign, continue regular screening if >40yrs
3 - likely benign, recommend 6 month follow up
4 - suspicious abnormality, do a biopsy just to be safe
5 - likely cancer
6 - def cancer

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Breast cancer screening is unneccisary in patients….

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…75 or older, or bilateral mastectomy

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Of the 2 screening guideline bodies, ACS and USPSTF, which do we follow regarding breast cancer?

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ACS

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Severe mastodynia treatment

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  • Tamoxifen (anti estrogen)

- Goserelin (push into menopause)

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Topical mastodynia treatment

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Diclofenac (solaraze)

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Fibrocystic breast changes

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General term for benign breast changes that may include mobile lumps or pain but entail poorly defined symptoms and etiology

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Diagnostic testing for fibrocysstic changes of the breast

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Image directed core needle biopsy - remove a sample of breast tissue

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Galactocele

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Well circumscribed round milk filled cyst usually found in the central breast, thought to be due to spoiled milk buildup, treated easily with aspiration

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Fibroadenoma

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Firm freely mobile solid benign solitary breast mass 2nd most common tumor in the breast

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What age group is firboadenoma most common?

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Woen 15-35, arises in late teens and druing reproductive years

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Phyllodes tumor

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Rare rapidly growing bulky tumors that distort the breast, may ulcerate thru skin due to pressure necrosis, wide exicsion required unless metastasis has occurred

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Intraductal papilloma

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Benign growth within the ductal system that presents as bloody nipple discharge (that isn’t cancer), most common cause of unilateral nipple discharge***, relieved upon expression

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Diagnosis for an intraductal papilloma

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Fat necrosis

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Bruised or dead tissue within the breast often due to trauma forming stellate lesions

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Fat necrosis diagnosis
Mammography showing stellate area of distortion with calcification
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Fat necrosis treatment
Excisional biopsy
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Galactorrhea common causes
- breast stimulation - trauma - estrogen withdrawal or estrogen therapy - OCP's - Pituitary tumors (keep this in back of head) - PCOS
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How to treat a plugged duct
Moist heat and manual expression
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Mastitis and abscess
Most often caused by a staph infection entering thru a cracked nipple in 9-33% of lactating women
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Mastitis and abscess treatment
Continue frequent breast feeding, antibiotics, I&D if necessary
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Paget's disease
Appearance of a psoriatic rash that begins on the nipple and spreads off the areola and into the skin of the breast
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Peau d'orange
Edema of the skin strongly resembling dimpling of an orange of the breast caused by lymphatic blockage or mastitis
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Mastitis and abscess symptoms
-Fatigue, malaise, myalgias, headache, fever, unilateral warmth tenderness, erythema
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How do you alleviate breast pain around menstruation?
- Supportive bra - Eliminate caffeine - Topical cream - NSAIDS
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For Galactorrhea, what is the first course of action?
Serum for prolactin, do NOT MRI initially
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Fibrocystic breast disease age and symptoms
Most common in the 40's, breast tenderness, smooth tense masses, small mobile lumps,
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Fibroadenoma age and symptoms
Freely mobile solid benign breast mast, common in women 15-35 arise in late teens in reproductive years
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Fibroadenoma age and symptoms
Freely mobile solid benign breast mast, common in women 15-35 arise in late teens in reproductive years