Breast Flashcards
What meds can cause nipple discharge?
OCP, hormones, phenothiazine, digitalis, diuretics, steroids
What are important gene infor>
BRCA 1 or BRCA 2
Inflammation and infection of the breast tissue
Mastitis
Benign tumors of the subareolar ducts that produce nipple discharge
Intraductal Papillomas and Papillomatosis
Benign condition of the subareolar ducts that produces nipple discharge
Duct ectasia
Lactation not associated with childbearing
galactorrhea
What is paget disease?
surface manifestations of underlying ductal carcinoma
Benign breast lump occurs as inflammatory response to local injury
fat necrosis
What do you need to document on breast masses?
Location: clock positions and distance from nipple
Size (in centimeters): length, width, thickness
Shape: round, discoid, lobular, stellate, regular or irregular
Consistency: firm, soft, hard
Tenderness
Mobility: movable (in what directions) or fixed to overlying skin or subadjacent fascia
Borders: discrete or poorly defined
Retraction: presence or absence of dimpling; altered contour
Benign fluid-filled cyst formation caused by ductal enlargement
fibrocystic changes
Benign tumors composed of stromal and epithelial elements that represent a hyperplastic or proliferative process in a single terminal ductal unit
fibroadenoma
20-49 yo
fibrocystic
15-55 yo
fibroadenoma
30-80 yo
cancer
What is the occurance of fibroadenoma?
bilat