Breast Disorders Flashcards
The proportion of women that will be diagnosed with breast cancer in their life?
1/8
Where does breast cancer usually metastasize
Genetics of Breast Cancer
Primary Risk Factors of Breast Cancer?
Reproductive/Physical/Lifestyle Risk Factors for Breast Cancer
Invasive Ductal vs. Invasive Lobular Carcinoma?
Molecular factors impacting Breast Cancer?
Principles of screening for a disease
- Disease screened for represents an important health problem
- It has a well-understood natural history
- It has a recognizable early stage
- There is a benefit to early treatment
- There is a suitable test
- There are adequate facilities to diagnose and treat the condition
- Screen can be done at intervals to match the natural history
- There is less harm than benefit
Screening for Breast Cancer
Imaging for Breast Cancer
Types of biopsy for Breast Cancer
Core biospies have largely replaced fine needle aspiration cytology due to the addition information provided by core biopsy (Architecture of lesion/ Cellular appearance)
Staging of Breast Cancer?
TNM classification, based on tumour size, number of nodes involved and evidence of distant metastases
T Staging
- T1: <2cm
- T2: 2-5cm
- T3: > 5cm
- T4: extends to skin/chest wall
N Staging
- N0: No Nodes
- N1: Mobile Ipsilateral Nodes
- N2: Fixed Ipsilateral Nodes
- N3: Infra/supra clavicular or internal mammary nodes
M Staging
- M0: No distant disease
- M1: Distant Disease
Indications for Mastectomy?
- Lcoally advanced tumours
- Large tumour to breast volume ration
- Central tumours involving nipple
- Recurrent breast cancer
- Multifocal or widespread
Various forms of mastectomy available
Indications for Sentinel Lymph node biopsy (SLNB) in breast cancer?
Indications for Axillary Lymph node clearance in breast cancer?
Types of Breast Reconstruction
Adjuvant treatment options for breast cancer?
Goal/Indication of Radiotherapy in treating breast cancer
Goal/MOA of Hormone Manipulation in treating breast cancer
Indication/Example of Chemotherapy in treating breast cancer
What is the Oncotype DX Score?
Score thresholds?
21 genome panel that assesses if a patient with luminal breast cancer will benefit from adjuvant chemotherapy (Between 0 and 100)
- Oncotype DX score ≥ 26: hormone therapy and chemotherapy
- Oncotype DX score is ≤ 25: hormone therapy alone
Complete absence of the nipple, usually unilateral
Athelia
Accessory or supernumerary nipples
Polythelia
Congenital absence of breat tissue, nipple remains present
Amastia
Absence/ underdevelopment of pectoralis muscle, cutaneous ipsilateral syndactyly, hypoplasia of the breast tissue
Poland’s Syndrome
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- Develop from a whole breast lobule and contain a combination of proliferating epithelium and connective tissue
- Most common in females < 30 years old, can occur at any age
Management?
Fibroadenoma
Management:
- Simple reassurance
- May require excision if > 3-4cm or patient is symptomatic
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- Affect approximately 7% of perimenopausal women
- Account for 15% of all breast lumps and typically affects females aged 40-60 years old
- May enlarge with hormonal changes of the menstrual cycle
Management?
Breast Cysts
Management:
- Simple reassurance
- May be repeatedly aspirated (Patient will require repeat imaging to ensure no underlying malignancy).
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- Disorganized overgrowth of normal breast tissue
- Benign, however, may grow progressively
Management?
Harmartoma
Management: Excision
Fat Necorsis
- Causes?
- Management?
Fat Necrosis: partial necrosis of adipose tissue w/ associated inflammatory response
Causes:
- Trauma
- Surgery
- Radiotherapy
- Mammogram
Management:
- Exclude carcinoma
- Reassurance
Nipple Discharge Differential
- Multiduct Clear Galactorrhea
- Single Duct Clear Galactorrhea
- Multicolored Discharge
- Bloodstained Discharged
Multiduct Clear Galactorrhea
- Mechanical stimulation
- Post lactational
- Stress
- Menopause
- Menarche
- Drugs
- Pituitary tumors
Single Duct Clear Galactorrhea
- Papilloma
Multicolored Discharge
- Duct Ectasia
- Cysts
Bloodstained Discharged
- Duct Ectasia
- Invasive Carcinoma
- Pregnancy
- Papilloma
Causes of Gynaecomastia