Breast Flashcards
Syndrome with hypoplasia or complete absence of breast
- with rib defects
- hypoplasia of chest wall
- brachysyndactyly
POLAND’S syndrome
Quadrant of breast that contains greater volume and most richly supplied
Upper outer quadrant
Quadrant of breast which is least supplied
Inferior medial
When does milk lines appear fetally?
5th-6th weeks AOG
Name of interpectoral lymph nodes
Rotter’s nodes (level II) central
Definition of gynecomastia
Enlargement of male breast >2cm in diamaeter
Does not predispose male breast CA except hypoandrogenic state (klinefters)
Organism causing localized and deep breast infection
Staphylococcal
Organism causing diffuse and superficial breast infection
Streptococcal
Variant of thrombophlebitis that involves superficial veins of anterior chest wall and breast
Mondor’s disease
Mimics breast CA on examination, mammogram and gross pathologic exam
Sclerosing adenosis
Large pale vacuolated cella in the rete pegs of epithelium
Paget’s diasease
Immunihistochemistry of paget’s and melanoma respectively?
Paget’s - (+) CEA
Melanoma - (+) S 100
Central stellate configuration with chalku white or yellow streaks
Invasive ductal carcinoma
(+) indian file configuration
(+) signet ring cell carcinoma
Invasive ductal carcinoma
Brawny induration,erythema with raised edge and edema
Skin biopsy reveals permeation of dermal lymphatics
Inflammatory breast carcinoma