Breast conditions Flashcards
1
Q
Risk factors for breast cancer
A
- age
- sex
- family history
- alcohol
- diet
2
Q
Symptoms of breast cancer?
A
- solitary breast lump
- altered shape or contour of skin changes
- breast lumpiness
- breast pain or in armpit
3
Q
What does the triple assessment involve?
A
- clinical examination
- USS/mammogram
- Biopsy
4
Q
When is a mammogram used as imaging of choice?
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- age > 40
- before then USS
5
Q
Difference between B5a and B5b grade?
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- B5a = carcinoma in situ
- B5b = invasive carcinoma
6
Q
Local treatment options of breast cancer?
A
- surgery
- radiotherapy
7
Q
Systemic treatments of breast cancer?
A
- chemotherapy
- hormonal therapies
- targeted therapies
8
Q
What does ANDIs stand for? and name some examples
A
- Abberrations in the normal development and involution of the breast
- fibroadenoma
- papilloma
- cysts
9
Q
Hormonal changes may cause what symptoms in the breast?
A
- gynaecomastia
- pain
- nipple discharge
10
Q
Infective conditions affecting the breast?
A
- fistula
- mastitis
- abscess
11
Q
What does ANDIs describe?
A
- based on the theory that most of the benign breast disorders are aberrations in the normal development process, hormonal response and involution of the breast
