Breast Flashcards
Minimum size of breast ca that can be felt on PE
1.5-2 cm
Only imaging modality that has been proven to reduce breast CA mortality
Mammography
Most important characteristics to be assessed
Margins of Mass
Breast abscess commonly seen in
Subareolar areas in lactating women
Halo sign
Benign
Mc well defined solid mass seen on mammography
Fibroadenoma
Mc primary cancer to produce breast metastasis
Melanoma
Lipomas and oil cysts are
Benign
Lucent with surounding capsule
Oil cyst
Lipomas
Result of trauma
Oil cyst
Mixed fat and water density mass
Hamartoma
Long and thick calcifications that radiate toward the nipple
Secretory calcifications
Fine linear branching calcifications
Malignant
Multiple bilateral clusters of clacification
Benign or malignant
Benign
Malignant calcifications are generally less than
0.5 mm