Breasts Flashcards
1
Q
What areas of the breasts are tumors associated with breast cancer normally found?
A
Axillary Tail of Spence
Upper Outer Quadrant
2
Q
What kind of exam is performed to asses the breasts?
A
Clinical Breast Exam (CBE)
3
Q
What are some normal findings in breasts?
A
- cyclic pain (tenderness, soreness)
- slight size asymmetry (rare for ppl to be perfectly symmetric)
- Bilateral blue network of veins (as long as it seen in BOTH)
- Non-recent nipple inversion
- firm transverse ridge of compressed tissue tissue in the lower quadrant (can be caused from tightness of bra)
4
Q
Perform BSE ___ menstrual period.
A
after
if performed during, could result in false findings
5
Q
When do postmenopausal women perform BSE?
A
on the same day every month
6
Q
Warning signs in breasts
A
dimpling, peau d’orange (skin really tight & firm), fixation (breast tissue is not freely mobile), deviation in nipple pointing (nipples asymmetric)
7
Q
dimpling in breasts is common when?
A
the breasts has an underlying tumor
