Breast Pathology Flashcards
1
Q
Most common cause of breast lumps
A
Fibrocystic changes
Normal breast, no disease
Cancer
2
Q
Fibrocystic changes with the major risk to give rise breast cancer?
A
Atypical ductal or lobular hyperplasia (4-5x)
Other proliferative Fibrocystic changes: sclerosing adenosis, ductal hyperplasia, papillomas(1,5-2x)
3
Q
Most common benign breast tumor in women
A
Fibroadenoma
4
Q
Most common form of beast carcinoma
A
Invasive (infiltrating) ductal carcinoma
5
Q
What drugs can cause gynecomastia?
A
Spironolactone and ketoconazole
6
Q
Variant of fibroadenoma that can behave malignantly in 10-20% of cases, involving stroma and glands
A
Phyllodes tumor (cystosarcoma phyllodes)
7
Q
Tumors that can cause bloody discharge
A
Intraductal papilloma
Invasive carcinoma
