BREAST Flashcards
RF breast cancer in men
- BRCA2
- changes in estrogen:adrogen ratio (Klinefelter, testicular abn, cirrhosis, obesity)
- alcoholism
- NOT hx of gynecomastia
Staging breast CA
1 = small tumor, no nodes 2 = larger tumor or minor node involvement (T3N0, T2N1) 3A/3B = local invasion + no nodes (T4N0) OR larger tumor + some nodes (T3N2) 3C = clavicular node involvement 4 = distant mets
MC vein involved in Mondor disease
lateral thoracic vein
If involvement of supra/infraclavicular nodes, what stage?
3C (bc N3)
Criteria of inflammatory breast cancer
- rapid onset breast erythema, edema, or peau d’orange or warm breast w/wo palp mass
- duration of hx <6mo
- erythema over >1/3 breast
- histology confirms invasive carcinoma
MC benign breast mass
fibroadenoma
Phyllodes tumor pathology stains positive for…?
vimentin + actin
DCIS w/ high risk local recurrence (hence, rec mastectomy instead of BCT)
- large size
- comedo histology
- pos tumor margins
- extensive multicentricity
- young age
Mgmt Stewart-Treves syndrome
WLE 3-6cm margins, but overall poor prognosis (tumors <5cm have better prognosis)
Risk of malignancy associated with radial scar
1.5-2x RR of malignancy (similar to other proliferative lesions wo atypia)
Mgmt BIRADS-4B mammogram after benign, concordant core biopsy
observation
Chemotherapy regimens for breast CA
MC organism causing mastitis
staph aureus
Do you do SLNBx for phyllodes tumor?
NO - spreads hematogenously
Risks tamoxifen therapy
thromboembolism (DVT, PE) and endometrial CA
Dx imaging of choice for Mondor disease
US
Risk of lymphadenopathy in pts s/p SLBx
7% 6-mo after surgery
s/p BCT for DCIS several years ago, now presenting with lump at incision site… concern for? Dx?
recurrence - will occur earliest at lumpectomy site (early recurrence due to untreated disease)
Dx: scar biopsy (not mammo bc limited by post-surgical changes)
Absolute C/I to BCT (5)
- 2+ primary tumors in separate quads of breast (multicentric)
- persistent pos. margins after surgery
- pregnancy (bc cannot have radiation)
- hx radiation to breast and re-treatment wound > acceptable radiation dose
- diffuse malignant-appearing microcalcifications
Radiation recommended in post-mastectomy Stage II only if…?
- extracapsular invasion
- lymphovascular invasion
- <40yo
- close surgical margins
- nodal positivity ratio >20%
- pts who have undergone less than standard level I or II ax. dissection
SLNBx false-negative rates decrease if use both…?
radiolabeled tracer + blue dye
Relative C/I to BCT (3)
- hx scleroderma or active SLE
- large tumor in small breast (may consider neoadjuvant chemo)
- large or pendulous breasts
Paget’s disease of breast association with breast cancer?
Up to 92% females with Paget’s have underlying breast cancer - need partial vs. total mastectomy
Next step: if atypia hyperplasia on excisional biopsy and pos. margins
nothing. no need for neg margins. +/- tamoxifen
Is neoadjuvant chemoRx indicated for triple-neg breast CA?
no - no survival advantage over standard adjuvant; only indicated to downstage primary tumor for cosmesis after breast conservation
B/l breast pain + green nipple discharge in young pt… think?
fibrocystic change
T-stage breast CA
T1 = 0-2cm T2 = 2-5cm T3 = >5 T4 = invastion chest wall or skin (not including pec major)
Annual risk of contralateral breast CA for women w/ ER+ first breast cancer
0.3-0.5% per year (3-5% in 10 years)
Ataxia telangiectasia: tumor gene? associated with what CA?
(ATM): cerebellar and neuromotor deterioration, lymphoma, leukemia
Mgmt bilateral gynecomastia
- stop implicated Rx if possible (spironolactone, CCB, PPI, H2-blockers, antiandrogens [prostate CA tx])
- tamoxifen
What sxs should pt stop breastfeeding if have mastitis?
purulent nipple discharge = epidemic puerperal mastitis (due to MRSA)
Tx non-cyclical mastalgia
weight loss + sports bra
Steward Treves Angiosarcoma
lymphangiosarcoma: chronic lymphedema following ax dissection -> dark purple lesion on arm
Are intraductal papillomas associated with increased risk breast CA?
NO
Mondor’s disase
thrombophlebitis of breast
Chemotherapy choice during pregnancy (breast)?
TAC during 2nd/3rd trimester.
Tamoxifen (and other selective estrogen-R modulators) should be deferred until after pregnancy - birth defects (craniofacial malformation, ambiguous genitalia)
Phyllodes tumor classified as benign, borderline, or malignant based on…?
- pleomorphism
- stromal overgrowth
- mitotic count
- character of tumor border (circumscribed vs. infiltrative)
What is pathognomonic on histology for inflam breast cancer? (although its abscence does not exclude dx)
tumor emboli in dermal lymphatic channels
Veins typically effected by Mondor disease
- lateral thoracic vein
- thoracoepigastric vein
- superficial epigastric vein
Stewart-Treves syndrome tumor cells originate from…?
dermal vascular endothelium