Breast Flashcards

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Differential of <30?

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Mastitis, galactocele, benign cystic change, fibroadenoma, normal lumpy breast

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Differentials of 30-45?

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Benign cystic change, cyst, abscess and carcinoma, fibroadenoma

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Differentials of 45-60?

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Duct ectasia, carcinoma, abscess, cyst

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4
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Differentials >60?

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Carcinomas

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5
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Time differentials?

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Abscess and cysts = rapid

Firboadenoma and carcinoma = slow

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6
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What do seatbelt injuries cause?

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Fat necrosis

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7
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Pain differentials?

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Benign cystic change, acute mastitis, abscess +/- cysts

Cancer ends to be painless

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8
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Signs on breast?

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peau d’orange, nipple inversion, bloody nipple, scaling, serous discharge, red erytherma, palpable lump

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9
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Breast cancer RFs?

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Breat feeding, pregnancy, late menses, early menopause
PMH of existing benign disease, previous cancer and hereditary conditions
Age
Ionising radiation and smoking
Caucasian

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10
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What hereditary conditions to know for breast cancer?

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Breast cancer (BRCA1/2), ovarian cancer

Klinefelters, peutz-jeghers, corden, li-fraumeni

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11
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How to assess brain Lump?

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Straps need tightening
Size, shape, skin

Nipple, meNstruation, Nodes

Time, texture, tethering, temperature, trauma, tender

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What causes mastitis and abscess?

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Clogged ducts with milk stasis, nipple injury, bacteria enter damaged breast (staph Aureus)

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13
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If mastitis but no infection?

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Duct ectasia

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14
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mastitis symptoms?

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Palpable hard wedge, red and swollen

Nipples may eb cracked ana d lactation

1-2 months breastfeeding, painful and hot

Fever + general malaise

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Abscess symptoms?

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Palpable single lump, red swollen

Nipples may be cracked

Very painful, fluctuant, hot and often breastfeeding for a month. Difficulty sleeping

+-fever, coryzal, myalgia

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16
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Management of mastitis + abscess?

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If lactating: reassure, analgesia, encourage milk and Abx only if worsening

Non-lactating: reassure, analgesia, co-amoxiclav

Abscess: referral, USS + aspiration, surgical draimage, fluid culture and Abx

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17
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Causative organisms of Mastitis/abscess?

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STAPH
Strep
E.coli

Anaerobes = clostridium
TB or bartonella henselae from cats

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18
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What is duct ectasia?

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Thickening of the wall of the milk duct under the nipple that can become clogged and have fluid build up

Age related cause

19
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Symptoms of duct ectasia?

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Palpable lump behind the nipple

Thick, sticky discharge (white/green/black)

+-tender, solid

20
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Duct ectasia RFs and management?

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menopause, smoking, obesity, 50-50YO

US +-biopsy
Conservative, abx and excision

21
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Fibroadenoma definition and epidemiology?

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Benign neoplasm of the lobule fromed from stroma and glandular epithelium

20-30YO or those of reproductive age

22
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Symptoms of fibroadenoma?

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Palpable lump, small, regular, round, lobular

Normal nodes

Smooth rubbery, painless, mobile and takes time to form

23
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RFs, IX and management for fibroadenoma?

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Obesity, OCC<20, recent puberty

US or mammogram if >35, FNA or core biopsy if susp

Conservative or treatment

Breast mouse

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What are fibrocystic changes?

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Benign breast condition encompassing fibrous changes, cysts and adenosis that occurs bilaterally
Premenopausal 30-50 YO

25
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Symptoms of fibrocystic changes?

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Multiple small lumps, smooth, regular, bilateral, often symmetrical

Normal nippls but may fluctuate wit periods

+-tender, rubbery, fluctuant, mobile, slow growing with fluctuations

26
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RFs, Ix and maagement of fibrocystic changes?

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Obesirty, nulliparity, late menopause and increased oestrogen

Ix: Us or mammogram >35, FNA = straw coloured

Conservative management of FNA if drainage needed

UOQ

27
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Fat necrosis symptoms?

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+-skin retraction and thickening, irregular, red brused

+- retraction

Hard +-tender, trauma and fixed

28
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what is intraductal papilloma?

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Rare benign fibroepithelial tumour formed from the lactoferous duct epithelium

30-55
Peri-post menopause

29
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Symptoms of intraductal papilloma?

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No mass, full feeling, bloody or serous discharge, unilateral
+-tender and slow

30
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RFs, Ix and management of intraductal papilloma?

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Peri-post menopause

US or mammogram >35yo, FNA core biopsy

Conservative or excision of the affected duct

31
Q

Breast cancer Hx and Rfs?

A

Malignant lesions in the breats with different features and behaviours.

Elderly, high oestrohen, obesity, 1st degree relative, radiation, endometrial cancer, inherited genes, early menses and late menopause

32
Q

Breast cancer examination?

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Examination, imaging from Mmmography or USS, histology from FNA

33
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Contents of anterior triangle?

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Common carotid, internal and external carotid, Ix, X, XII, thrid, parathyorid, pharynx, ansa cervicalis

34
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Contents of posterior triangle?

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Xi, external jugular vein, brachial pleux trunks, subclavian artery

35
Q

Anterior triangle neck lumps?

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Brachial cyst, carotid body tumour, carotid artery aneurysm, laryngocele

36
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Posterior triangle neck lumps?

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Cystic hygroma, cervical rib, pharyngeal pouch and subclaian aneurysm

37
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What is a carotid body tumour?

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Chemodectoma

Mobile side to side but not up down, slow growing, pulsatile and causes horners or dizziness

38
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Features of cystic hygroma?

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Turners association, in babies and transilluminates

39
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Hodgkins lymphoma specifics?

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Hurts with alcool, younger, cervical painless lymphadenopathy
B symptoms

40
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Non-hodgkins lymphoma specifics?

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Older, disseminatedlymphadenopathy and B symptoms

41
Q

Cervical lymphadenitis specifics?

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Swelling due to infection or inflammation or cancer

42
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Pharyngeal pouch specifics?

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Regurgiation, dysphagia, halitosis, older

43
Q

Branchial cysts specifics?

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Fluctuant, non tender, upper 1/3 anterior, can be intermittent with URTi,
young

44
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What are neck lump Ix and Mx?

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Bloods, USS +- FNA, MRI or CT if malignant

Removal or draingage or conservative