Breast

Question 1

At what age a woman should start getting mammograms according to the U.S. Preventive task force?

Answer 1

50 years old

Question 2

How many days is recommended to do breast self examination if a woman is menstruated?

Answer 2

5 days after the start of a menstrual cycle

Question 3

What is the inframammary ridge?

Answer 3

Junction between the lower side of the breast and the chest wall easily confused with a mass or lump. It thicken with age.

Question 4

Lymphadenopathy

Answer 4

Tender lymph nodes

Question 5

Pain in the breast

Answer 5

Mastalgia

Question 6

Breast lumps

Answer 6

Most are bening and early detection is key

Question 7

Male breast

Answer 7

Must check. Men usually get cancer under the nipple

Question 8

Gynecomastia

Answer 8

Swollen male breast tissue caused by a hormone imbalance

Question 9

Fibroadenomas

Answer 9

Age 15-25. Usually puberty and young adulthood. Usually single, but may be multiple. Round, disclike, or lobular. Mobile, non-tender and require biopsy

Question 10

Fibrocystic breast

Answer 10

Age 30-50, more cystic. Caffeine causes more discomfort. Very mobile and tender. Soft to firm

Question 11

Breast cancer

Answer 11

Most common after 50. In collecting the hx ask if it happen before/after menopause. Invasive (spread from milk duct to other tissues) or not (still inside the ducts).

Question 12

DCIS

Answer 12

Ductal carcinoma in situ- most common type of non-invasive breast cancer. It has not spread beyond the milk duct into any normal surrounding breast tissue.