Breast Disorder Flashcards

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Benign breast disorders

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Mastalgia
Breast infection
Fibrocystic changes
Fibroadenomas
Nipple conditions
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Mastalgia

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Breast tenderness of heaviness

Usually by menstrual cycle, sometimes other issues

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Breast infection

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Mastitis

Lactational breast abscess

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4
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Nipple conditions

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Nipple discharge

Nipple fissure

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5
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Fibroadenomoas

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Proliferative breast disease

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Disease of male breast

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Gyneacomastia

Breast cancer

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Gyneacomastia

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Enlargement of one or 2 breast

Reversible

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8
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Male breast cancer

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Less than one percent of breast cancer

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Breast cancer pathophysiology

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Growth of malignant cells in the breast tissue, formed in milk ducts or loves of the breast
Can spread within the breast and armpit

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Types kf breast cancer

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Non-invasive breast cancer
Invasive breast cancer
Paget’s disease of the nipple
Inflammatory-breast cancer

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Noninvasive breast cancers

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Ductal carcinoma insitu

Lobular carcinoma insitu

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Invasive breast cancer

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Infiltrating ductal carcinoma

Infiltrating lobular carcinoma

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Signs and symptoms of breast cancer

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Lump or thickening in the breast 
Mammography abnormality
Lump not tender
Nipple discharge
Nipple retraction
Fungating and ulcerating lesions
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Breast cancer main risk factors

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Being a woman
Over 50
Family history
Inheriting faulty gene

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Other factors of breast cancer

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Overweight
Alcohol 
Smoking
Having dense breast
Exposure to radiation
Hormone factors
Hormonal replacement therapy
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16
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Protective factors of breast cancer

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Regular vigorously activity -1
Child bearing -3
Breast feeding-1
Reduce alcohol 
Quite smoking
17
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Guidelines for early detection of breast cancer

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Breast awareness
50-74 free mammogram every 2 years
Individualised surveillance program recommended by GP

18
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Breast awareness

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Be aware how your own breast look like
Report to Gp unusual changes
- a new lump
- change in the size or shape
Change in nipple
Change in the skin of the breast
Unusual pain that doesnt go away
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How breast cancer is diagnosed

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Triple test
Clinical breast examination and taking s personal history
Imaging test
Biopsy to remove cells or tissue for microscopic examination

20
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Diagnostic tests bc

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Mammography
Galactography
Ultrasonography 
Magnetic resonance imaging
Biopsies
21
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Breast cancer surgical management and treatment

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Breast conserving surgery

Masectomy

22
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Breast conversing surgery

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Lumpectomy
Local excision
Wide local excision
Partial mastectomy

23
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Mastectomy

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Modified radical mastectomy

Total mestectomy

24
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Sentinel node biopsy

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Identification and removal if the first lymph node to which the breast cancer may have spread for testing by a pathologist

Technique which determines if a cancer has metastasized or contained locally
Dye injection to pinpoint lymph node to closest cancer site

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Lymphoedema interventions

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Teaching about selfcare including dressings or drainage device, signs of complication use of elastic sleeve

Important teaching to prevent or decrease lymphoedema on affected site
No bp on sire , injections
Arm should not remain in dependent lengthy periods of time
Prevent infection, burns and compeomised circulation