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breast Flashcards

1
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What is the location of the greatest volume of the breast

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upper outer quadrant

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2
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Blood supply of breast

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  1. internal mammary artery
  2. posterior intercostal artery
  3. branches of axillary artery
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3
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Venous drainage of breast

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  1. internal thoracic vein
  2. posterior intercostal vein
  3. branches of axillary vein
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4
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Possible route for breast cancer metastases to the vertebrae, skull, pelvic bones and CNS

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Batson’s vertebral plexus

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5
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Most common site of axillary LN metastasis

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Lateral/ axillary vein group - I

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6
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This hormone promotes ductal development of breast

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estrogen

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7
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This hormone promotes lobular development of breast

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progesterone

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8
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Treatment of breast abscess

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  1. pre operative ultrasound
  2. incision and drainage - with suppuration
  3. local wound care - antibiotics and warm compress
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9
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This is a recurrent retroareolar infection and abscess of the breast

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Zuska’s disease (recurrent periductal mastitis)

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10
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A benign self limited condition which is a variant of thrombophlebitis that involves the superficial veins of the anterior chest wall and breast

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mondor disease

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11
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Treatment of mondor disease

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  1. anti inflammatory medications
  2. war compress
  3. restriction of motion
  4. brassiere support
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12
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What is a size of a giant fibroadenoma

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> 3 cm

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13
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Treatment of fibroadenoma

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  1. cryoablation
  2. surgical removal
  3. observe
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14
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This occurs when the stroma of the breast involutes too quickly and the alveoli remains.

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Breast Cyst

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15
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Management of breast cyst

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Core needle biopsy

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16
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Definition of microcalcification

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  1. < 0.5 mm
  2. fine
  3. linear
  4. branching
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17
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It occurs in premenopausal women with serous or bloody nipple discharge

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intraductal papilloma

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18
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What age to perform baseline mammography

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35 y.o

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19
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What age to do annual mammogram

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40 y.o

20
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What is the treatment if there is mutation in HER 2 gene

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herceptin/trastuzumab

21
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Most common sign of breast CA

A

Mass

22
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Where is BRCA 1 located

A

chromosome 17q

  • develops invasive ductal carcinoma
  • poorly differentiated
  • hormone receptor negative
23
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Where is BRCA 2 located

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Chromosome 13q

  • develops invasive ductal carcinoma
  • well differentiated
  • hormone receptor positive
24
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Most important prognostic correlate of disease free and overall survival of breast CA

A

axillary lymph node status

25
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Most common sites of metastases in breast CA

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  1. bone
  2. lung
  3. pleura
  4. soft tissue
  5. liver
26
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Treatment of LCIS

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  1. observation
  2. chemoprevention with tamoxifen and bilateral total mastectomy
  3. close follow up with PE and bilateral mammograms
27
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Treatment of DCIS

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  1. > 4 cm or >1 quadrant - mastectomy

2. low grade DCIS (cribriform or papillary subtype) and < 0.5 cm - lumpectomy

28
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What is the pathognomonic finding of Paget’s disease of nipple

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large, pale, vacuolated cells in the rete pegs of the epithelium

29
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Paget disease is positive for what marker

A

CEA

30
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It is a multifocal, multicentric and bilateral breast cancer with signet ring cells

A

invasive lobular carcinoma

31
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What test is used in nipple discharge

A

ductography

32
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Treatment of early invasive breast cancer (stage I, IIA, IIB)

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Breast conservation surgery

  1. lumpectomy
  2. radiation therapy
33
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Contraindication to breast conservation surgery

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  1. prior RT
  2. unknown margin status
  3. multicentric disease
  4. scleroderma or SLE
34
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Treatent of advanced local regional breast cancer (IIIA, IIIB)

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  1. surgery - MRM
  2. adjuvant RT
  3. chemotherapy - neoadjuvant
35
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5 year survival rate of breast cancer

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I - 94%
IIA - 85%
IIB - 70%
IIIA - 52%
IIIB - 48%
IV - 18%
36
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This surgery is the removal of all breast tissue, nipple areola complex, skin and level I LN

A

extended simple mastectomy

37
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What comprises a MRM

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  1. removal of all breast tissue
  2. nipple areola complex
  3. level I and II LN
  4. skin
38
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This surgery removes all breast tissue and skin, nipple areola complex, pectoralis major and minor, and level I, II, III LN

A

halstead radical mastectomy

39
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Most frequent complication of MRM

A

seroma

40
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treatment of pregnant breast CA

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1st and 2nd trimester - MRM

3rd trimester - lumpeectomy with Axillary ND and RT after delivery

41
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Treatment of Phylloides tumor/cystosarcoma

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Benign - total excision with 2 - 3 cm margin

Malignant - total mastectomy WITHOUT` LN dissection

42
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It is a variant of infiltrating ductal carcinoma characterized by skin changes of brawny induration, erythema with a raised edge, and edema/ peau d orange

A

inflammatory breast cancer

43
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what causes the appearane of inflammatory breast cancer

A

dermal lymphatic invasion

44
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This surgery is the removal of all breast tissue, nipple areola complex, skin

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total (simple) mastectomy

45
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This presents as a chronic, erythematous, eczematoid rash or ulcer and is associated with DCIS and invasive cancer of the breast

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Paget’s disease

46
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Treatment of Paget’s disease

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  1. lumpectomy
  2. mastectomy
  3. MRM

depends on the extent of involvement and presence of invasive cancer

47
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This drug is quoted as medical adrenalectomy

A

anastrazole - inhibit production of adrenal steroid and conversion of androgen to estrogen in the adrenal gland and peripherally

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