Breasts & Axilla

Question 1

Areola

Answer 1

Areola: pigmented area surrounding the nipple.

Question 2

Colostrum

Answer 2

Colostrum: a clear or milky fluid that is expressed from the breast before milk production.

Question 3

Cooper ligaments

Answer 3

Cooper ligaments: a band of subcutaneous fibrous tissue that provides support to the breast.

Question 4

Duct ectasia

Answer 4

Duct ectasia: a benign condition of the subareolar ducts that can cause a nipple discharge.

Question 5

Fibroadenoma

Answer 5

Fibroadenoma: a benign tumor of the breast.

Question 6

Fibrocystic disease

Answer 6

Fibrocystic disease: a benign condition that presents with fluid-filled cyst due to ductal enlargement that is usually bilateral and multiple.

Question 7

Galactorrhea

Answer 7

Galactorrhea: lactation not associated with childbearing.

Question 8

Gynecomastia

Answer 8

Gynecomastia: abnormally large mammary glands in the male; sometimes may excrete milk.

Question 9

Intraductal papillomas

Answer 9

Intraductal papillomas: benign tumors of the subareolar ducts that produce a nipple discharge.

Question 10

Lactation

Answer 10

Lactation: the production and secretion of milk from the breast.

Question 11

Mastitis

Answer 11

Mastitis: inflammation of the breast.

Question 12

Mastodynia

Answer 12

Mastodynia: pain in the breast.

Question 13

Montgomery follicles

Answer 13

Montgomery follicles: tiny sebaceous glands that may appear on the areola.

Question 14

Paget disease

Answer 14

Paget disease: skin manifestations that are indicative of ductal carcinoma.

Question 15

Peau d’orange

Answer 15

Peau d’orange: skin changes of the breast due to edema caused by blockage of the lymph drainage associated with inflammatory breast cancer.

Question 16

Tail of Spence

Answer 16

Tail of Spence: area where most malignancies of the breast tissue occurs.

Question 17

Thelarche

Answer 17

Thelarche: the beginning of female pubertal breast development.