Breast Flashcards
Incidence of breast cancer in India
1 in 21 women
R/F for breast cancer
- Age
- Early menarche & late menopause
- Family history
- Nulliparity
- Age at first delivery
- Obesity, smoking, alcohol
- HRT
Etio of Breast cancer
90% sporadic
10% familial
MC gene mutated in Breast cancer
P53
Most common gene mutated in familial breast cancer
BRCA1
Chromosomes for BRCA
BRCA1 - 17q
BRCA 2- 13q
BRCA mutations cause what other cancers
Breast
Ovarian
male breast
Pancreatic
Colorectal
Primary peritoneal
Prostate
BRCA 1 type
More agg
Poor prognosis
BASAL SUBTYPE
Mc- medullary ca
BRCA 2 type
LUMINAL SUBTYPE
better prog
BRCA 2
Luminal subtype
Better prog
Risk reduction techniques
Bilateral prophylactic mastectomy (95% reduction but ovarian cancer 0% reduction)
B/L salpingo oophorectomy (ovarian 80% and breast 50%)
SERMS- tamoxifen by 47%
Secretory apparatus of breast
Acini- lobule- lobe- drained by lactiferous duct—> nipple
Functional unit of breast
TDLU
Why upper outer quad Most common?
Becz 50% of ductolobular tissue is situated there
Axillary tail of spence enters axilla through
Foramen of langer