Breast Disorder Flashcards
Benign breast disorders
Mastalgia Breast infection Fibrocystic changes Fibroadenomas Nipple conditions
Mastalgia
Breast tenderness of heaviness
Usually by menstrual cycle, sometimes other issues
Breast infection
Mastitis
Lactational breast abscess
Nipple conditions
Nipple discharge
Nipple fissure
Fibroadenomoas
Proliferative breast disease
Disease of male breast
Gyneacomastia
Breast cancer
Gyneacomastia
Enlargement of one or 2 breast
Reversible
Male breast cancer
Less than one percent of breast cancer
Breast cancer pathophysiology
Growth of malignant cells in the breast tissue, formed in milk ducts or loves of the breast
Can spread within the breast and armpit
Types kf breast cancer
Non-invasive breast cancer
Invasive breast cancer
Paget’s disease of the nipple
Inflammatory-breast cancer
Noninvasive breast cancers
Ductal carcinoma insitu
Lobular carcinoma insitu
Invasive breast cancer
Infiltrating ductal carcinoma
Infiltrating lobular carcinoma
Signs and symptoms of breast cancer
Lump or thickening in the breast Mammography abnormality Lump not tender Nipple discharge Nipple retraction Fungating and ulcerating lesions
Breast cancer main risk factors
Being a woman
Over 50
Family history
Inheriting faulty gene
Other factors of breast cancer
Overweight Alcohol Smoking Having dense breast Exposure to radiation Hormone factors Hormonal replacement therapy