Breasts & Reproductive Flashcards
Swollen male breast tissue due to hormone imbalance
Gynecomastia
Mammograms are ______ prevention
Secondary
Alcohol intake increases breast cancer risk because alcohol loves _____ ______
Adipose tissue
When is it best to examine female breasts?
5-7 days AFTER onset of menses
Why is it best to palpate female breasts 5-7 days after onset of menses?
To let tenderness go down
The ____ of ____ of the female breast is located near the armpit
Tail of Spence
The breast mass fribroadenoma is _____ _____, and appears during _____ and ____ _______
Very mobile, puberty and young adulthood
Fibroadenoma breast masses are what?
Benign
Breast cysts are often _____
Tender
Breast cysts are what?
Benign
Breast cancer is most common over what age?
50
Breast cancer masses are _____ or stellate, _____, and NOT _______
Irregular, firm, hard, NOT delineated
Breast cancer masses may be fixed to ______
Skin
Retraction signs are only present in THIS type of breast mass
Cancer
Mammograms should be done every ___ years ages ___-___ with average risk
2, 50-74