Breast Flashcards
Breast is bounded medially ________ and laterally ________.
Medially lateral edge of the sternum
Laterally anterior axilla line
Female breast is between ?
2nd and 6th ribs
Breast tissue that secrete milk
Glandular
Tissue that covers the lobes and gives the breast its size and shape
Fat
Tethers the breast to the skin and to the underlying fascia and support the glandular tissue
Fibrous
Women at high risk except.
A. Those with BRCA gene mutation and their untested first degree relatives
B. Women with history of chest irradiation between 20-40
C. Women with 20% or greater lifetime risk of breast cancer
B 10-30 y.o.
Women at intermediate risk
A. Globular neoplasia
B. Atypical ductal hyperplasia
C. Personal history of breast cancer
A- lobular neoplasia
True or false. >15 % lifetime risk of breast cancer, breasts not dense
False. <15%
What is the passageway of milk from lobules to the nipple?
Ducts
Most common type breast cancer?
Invasive Ductal carcinoma
Who is not at risk of breast cancer?
A. 35/F, having first child at 33 y/o, breastfeed to her child
B. Her sister was diagnose with breast ca, menarche before 12 yo
C. White women, Menopause after 55 yo, overweight
D. 1-1-0-2
All of the above
Who is not at risk of breast cancer?
A. 45 years old PE teacher
B. Takes hormonal therapy to correct hypothyroidism
C. Small breast size, does not drink alcohol
B
What are the two views of mammography?
Craniocaudal view
Mediolateral oblique view
What type of BIRADS?
Fibroglandular tissue ranging 51-75 %, may obscure masses
C- heterogenous density
What type of BIRADS?
Scattered areas of fibroglandular density- glandular tissue is being replaced by fatty tissue but some glandular tissue is still present, easy to pick up lesion
B minimal density