breast CA Flashcards
etiology of acute mastitis
staph or strep
entire breast edematous
excretory ducts with pus
mostly PMNs
acute mastitis
fibrous scars
nipple retraction
small lumps in breast
idiopathic
chronic mastitis
main 2 etiologies of fibrocystic changes of breast
hormones and increased age
signs and symptoms of fibrocystic changes of breast
palpable lumps in breast
affects both breasts
pain, nodularity, sensitivity to palpation
only fibrocystic change related to carcinoma
atypical epithelial hyperplasia
what two hormones cause cell proliferation in excretory ducts of breast relating to fibrocystic changes
progesterone and estrogen
what is MC benign breast tumor
fibroadenoma
serous or bloody discharge from nipple
intraductal papilloma
main etiology of fat necrosis
trauma
chalk-white debris
nodule of grey-white firm tissue
fat necrosis
blue-domed cyst
fibrocystic change of breast
RF of breast CA
sex age genetics hormones other CA race premalignant fibrocystic changes and multiple intraductal papillomas
marked lymphocytic infiltrate
medullary carcinoma
large gray-blue lakes of mucin and small islands of neoplastic cells
colloid or mucinous carcinoma
true nipple retraction
paget’s disease of the breast
main location of breast CA
upper outer quadrant
most mets found where
axillary area
enlargement due to unusual proliferation of excretory ducts
hormonal changes in puberty
gynecomastia
invades more rapidly
excess estrogens
male breast CA
which CA has desmoplastic reaction
invasive ductal carcinoma
which CA is multifocal and bilateral
lobular carcinoma in SITU
tumors firm and gritty
invasive ductal carcinoma
tumor rubbery and poorly circumscribed
invasive lobular carcinoma
