Breast Pathology Flashcards
Nipple diseases
Paget; Abscess
Lactiferous Sinus Diseases
Intraductal papilloma; abscess and mastitis
Major Duct Diseases
Fibrocystic change; DCIS; invasive ductal carcinoma
Terminal Duct Diseases
Tubular carcinoma
Lobule Diseases
Lobular Carcinoma
Breat Stroma Diseases
Fibroadenoma; phyllodes tumor
Small, mobile firm mass with sharp edges; Not a precursor to breast cancer
Fibroadenoma
Small tumor that grows in lactiferous ducts typically beneath areola; serous or bloody nipple discharge
Intraductal papilloma
“leaf like projections” most common in 50s
Phyllodes Tumor
Large bulky mass of CT and cysts
Phyllodes Tumor
Overexpression of c-erbB2 (HER-2)
Malignant breast tumor
LN used to indicated breast cancer metastasis
Axillary
Triple Negative breast cancer
ER (-); PR(-); and Her2/Neu (-)
most aggressive
BRCA1
Breast and Ovarian Carcinoma (medullary breast)
BRCA2
Breast carcinoma (in men too)