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Benign Breast diseases Flashcards

1
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When does mammary tissue maximize?

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Age 20

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Why are mammograms much better after age 50?

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Replacement of breast tissue with fatty tissue

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Where does most of the lymph drain from the breast?

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Axillary nodes

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What should be done if there is thickening of breast tissue?

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Follow it in 2-3 months

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What should be done if there is a benign mass?

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Imaging

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What should be done if there is a clinically suspicious mass?

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imaging and bx

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Fixed to the chest wall = benign or malignant?

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Malignant

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Bilateral/unilateral nipple discharge is concerning for malignancies?

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Bilateral = benign
Unilateral = malignant
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What type of imaging is useful for young women? Older women?

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US for young

Mammography for older

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10
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True or false: imaging should always be done before bx. Why or why not?

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True, since bx will distort tissue

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Is there a risk of breast cancer with non-proliferative breast masses? Proliferative? Atypical hyperplasia?

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No increase in risk for nonproliferative, but 2x risk for proliferative, and 5x risk for atypical hyperplasia

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What are the two major types of atypical hyperplasia?

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-atypical ductal or lobular

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What are the non-proliferative disorders of the breast? (4)

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Cysts
Apocrine metaplasia
Duct ectasia
Calcifications

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What is duct ectasia?

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Dilated duct that widens thicken, and fill with fluid, d/t milk

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Cysts are derived from what part of the breast?

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Terminal ductal lobular unit

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16
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What is the rate of malignancy with complex breast cysts?

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20-43%

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True or false: any complex cyst should have cytology performed

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True

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18
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When should an FNA be performed for breast masses?

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If not clear whether mass is cystic or solid

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When particularly should f/u for breast cysts be performed?

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Discordance b/t imaging and path results

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What are the imaging characteristics of breast cysts? (3)

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  • Thick walls
  • Cystic fluid
  • Anechoic and echogenic components
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What are the 4 major causes of abscesses of the breast?

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  • Mastitis
  • Lactational abscess
  • Non-lactational abscess
  • Post-operative
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22
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What is the most common infectious agent for breast cysts? treatment?

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Staph Aureus = dicloxacillin

MRSA = vanco

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What are the four major proliferative lesions of the breast?

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  • Fibroadenomas
  • Fibromatosis
  • Adenomas
  • Intraductal papillomas
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What are the gross characteristics of fibroadenomas?

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Spherical or multilobulated

Firm, rubbery

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What do fibroadenomas contain?

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Epithelial and stromal components

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26
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What are Juvenile/giant fibroadenomas?

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Adolescent and young adults, histologically typical , but can grow rapidly and cause overlying skin change

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What are lactating adenomas?

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Benign stromal tumor that occurs only in association with gestation, and is typically seen from the 3rd trimester through the period of lactation

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What are the gross characteristics of lactating adenomas? Prognosis?

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Firm, mobile, and nontender mass that regresses spontaneously with cessation of breastfeeding

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What is the treatment for lactating adenomas?

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Bromocriptine or surgical excision

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30
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Is there a role of oral contraceptive in treating lactating adenomas?

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No

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31
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When is surgical resection of lactating adenomas indicated?

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Deferred until the resolution of lactational changes

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What are the three major causes of bloody nipple discharge?

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  • Solitary intraductal papillomas
  • ductal hyperplasia
  • Malignancy
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33
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What should always be done with bloody nipple discharge?

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Bx

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34
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What is the most common cause of bloody nipple discharge?

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Intraductal papillomas

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What are the gross characteristics of intraductal papillomas?

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Small, non-palpable that is close to the nipple, or beneath the areola.

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Are intraductal papillomas premalignant?

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No

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37
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What is the treatment for intraductal papillomas?

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Duct excision

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What is atypical ductal hyperplasia?

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Part of a spectrum between normal breast tissue and DCIS

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What are the gross characteristics of atypical ductal hyperplasia?

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No sharp demarcation

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Is there an association between atypical ductal hyperplasia and in situ carcinomas?

41
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What is the treatment for atypical ductal hyperplasia? Why?

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Complete excisional bx since it may lead to malignancies (although it itself is not a malignancy)

42
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Are atypical Lobular hyperplasia associated with CA?

43
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Is atypical lobular hyperplasia associated with imaging findings or calcifications?

44
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What is the treatment for atypical lobular hyperplasia?

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Observation to mastectomy

45
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What are the two types of hyperplasia that may lead to malignancy?

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Ductal and lobular

46
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What is fibrocystic disease? Clinical features? S/sx? What alters the s/sx?

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Benign proliferation of fibrotic breast tissue that usually occurs on the outer quadrants.

Lumpy, painful breasts with discharge, that changes in response to hormones and caffeine.

47
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What is the effect of fibrocystic disease with the hormonal cycle? Caffeine?

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Changes in response to the menstrual cycle and increase caffeine intake

48
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What is the treatment for fibrocystic disease?

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d/c hormones and avoid caffeine—95% respond to this

49
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What is Mondor’s disease? S/sx? Treatment?

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  • Rare Phlebitis of superficial breast veins
  • Abrupt onset of superficial pain and edema and erythema of the area, possibly with a mass
  • Self limiting and benign
50
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What are the top three leading causes of cancer death in women?

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  1. Lung
  2. Breast
  3. Colon
51
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Most carcinomas of the breast arise from where?

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The epithelium at the terminal duct lobular unit

52
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What are the top three leading causes of cancer death in men?

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  1. Lung
  2. Prostate
  3. Colon
53
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What are the top three cancers by incidence in women?

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  1. Prostate
  2. Lung
  3. Colon
54
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What are the top three cancers by incidence in men?

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  1. Breast
  2. Lung
  3. Colon
55
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Why is postmenopausal obesity a risk factor for the development of breast cancer?

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Adipose tissue produces estrogen, which may influence estrogen sensitive breast lesions

56
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True or false: multiparity is a risk factor for breast disease

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False-nulliparity is

57
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Which is more concerning for the development of cancer: dense breast tissue, or fatty breast tissue

58
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What chromosome is the BRCA1/2 gene located on?

59
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What is the risk of breast cancer by age 90?

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1 in 8 (12.5%)

60
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What percent of breast cancers in the US are associated with the BRCA gene?

61
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True or false: most breast cancers are sporadic, and not inherited

62
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When is BRCA testing indicated? (3)

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  • Family h/o breast CA at young age
  • New diagnosis under 45
  • Triple receptor negative breast cancer
63
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What is N1?

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1-3 axillary lymph nodes

64
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What is N2?

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4-9 axillary lymph nodes

65
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What is N3?

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Spread to axillary nodes and internal mammary nodes (more than 10 nodes)

66
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What is hyperplasia of the duct due to?

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May be due to delayed differentiation, rather than genetic damage

67
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What defines atypical ductal hyperplasia?

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Alterations of cell adhesion and polarity as the epithelium begins to pile up and distended acini

68
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What defines the transition from DCIS to invasive CA?

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Breakage through the BM

69
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What is the most common type of breast cancer?

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Invasive ductal carcinoma

70
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Where does Invasive ductal carcinoma begin?

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Mild duct epithelium of the TDLU

71
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What percent of breast cancers are infiltrating ductal CA?

72
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Where does Invasive lobular carcinoma begin?

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Milk producing glands lobules)

73
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What percent of breast cancers are invasive lobular carcinoma?

74
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What are grades 1-3 of breast cancer?

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1 = well differentiated
2 = moderately
3 =poorly

75
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What fraction of breast cancers have at least one estrogen/progesterone receptor?

76
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What is the chemotherapy drug that antagonizes estrogen receptors?

77
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What is the HER2/Neu receptor?

78
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What is the malignancy potential with HER2/neu breast cancers?

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Tend to grow faster and spread more rapidly

79
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What is the drug that targets HER2/Neu specifically?

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Trastuzumab

80
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What are the characteristics of Triple negative breast cancers?

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Fast and hard to treat

81
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True or false: ER/PR+, HER2/Neu - is the majority of invasive breast cancer status

82
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What is inflammatory breast cancer?

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Lymphatic invasion of the skin that produces a characteristics peau d’orange texture and erythema

83
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How do you diagnose inflammatory breast cancer?

84
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What four types of breast tumors have a better prognosis than IDC, but are treated like IDC?

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  • Medullary
  • Mucinous
  • Papillary
  • Tubular
85
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What is Paget’s disease of the nipple? What is it associated with? How common is this?

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  • A type of breast cancer that starts in the breast ducts, and spreads to the skin around the nipple.
  • Almost always associated with DCIS
  • It is rare.
86
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What is the clinical appearance of paget’s disease of the nipple? s/sx?

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Crusted, scaly, and red with areas of bleeding or oozing

Burning or itching

87
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What is the treatment for paget’s disease of the breast?

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Mastectomy

88
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What is the screening modality for ages 25-40?

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q1-3 breast exams and edu

89
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When do mammographies start? How often?

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40+, annually

90
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What are the three major breast imaging options?

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  • Mammography
  • US
  • MRI
91
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What is BRADS 1-6?

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1 = normal mammography
2 = benign finding
3 = probably benign, f/u
4 = Maybe malignant
5 =Strongly suggestive of malignant
6= known malignancy
92
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What is the single most important determinant of prognosis for breast CA?

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Axillary lymph node involvement

93
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How do you bx axillary nodes?

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Sentinel lymph node biopsy (SLN bx). If negative in this node, then no need to resect further nodes.

94
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How is sentinel lymph node bx performed?

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Inject radioactive Tc and use a geiger counter to locate

95
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What is the treatment outcome difference between lumpectomy + sentinel lymph node bx + XRT, compared to mastectomy?

A

Same outcome

96
Q

What is contralateral breast cancer risk after a primary dx of unilateral breast cancer?

97
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What is the treatment for locally advanced breast cancer?

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Neoadjuvant chemo, then surgery

98
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True or false: any atypia needs to be removed

99
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What is T1 - T4 stages of tumor size for breast cancer?

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T1 = 2 cm or less
T2 = 2-5 cm
T3 = More than 5 cm
T4 = Any size growing into chest wall

OB/GYN (33 decks)

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