Breast and Axilla

Question 1

Colostrum

Answer 1

a clear or milky fluid that is expressed from the breast before milk production

Question 2

Cooper ligaments

Answer 2

a band of subcutaneous fibrous tissue that provides support to the breast.

Question 3

Duct ectasia

Answer 3

a benign condition of the subareolar ducts that can cause a nipple discharge

Question 4

Fibroadenoma

Answer 4

benign tumor of the breast

Question 5

Fibrocystic Disease

Answer 5

a benign condition that presents with fluid-filled cyst due to ductal enlargement that is usually bilateral and multiple.

Question 6

Galactorrhea

Answer 6

lactation not associated with childbearing

Question 7

Gynecomastia

Answer 7

abnormally large mammary glands in the male; sometimes may excrete milk

Question 8

INtraductal papillomas

Answer 8

benign tumors of the subareolar ducts that produce a nipple discharge

Question 9

Mastitis

Answer 9

inflammation of the breast

Question 10

Mastodynia

Answer 10

pain in the breast

Question 11

Montgomery Follicles

Answer 11

tiny sebaceous glands that may appear on the areola

Question 12

Paget Disease

Answer 12

skin manifestations that are indicative of ductal carcinoma

Question 13

Pea d’orange

Answer 13

skin changes of the breast due to edema caused by blockage of the lymph drainage associated with inflammatory breast cancer.

Question 14

Tail of Spence

Answer 14

area where most malignancies of the breast tissue occurs

Question 15

Thelarche

Answer 15

the beginning of female pubertal breast development