Buzzwords + Dx + Tx Flashcards
Unilateral breast erythema, tenderness, and warmth in lactating woman
DDx and Tx?
Ddx:
*Mastitis
Inflammatory breast Cx
Paget’s
*Suspect mastitis in a lactating woman. Caused by S. aureus MC.
Tx = Dicloxacillin + NSAIDs + CLOSE FOLLOW UP in 48 hours to monitor for abscess formation (US if fluctuance is present). Monitor for sepsis.
*If no improvement after 1 week of antibiotics, be suspicious of inflammatory breast Cx or Paget’s.
Continue breast feeding (can pump and dump if uncomfortable feeding, but NOT as effective as feeding). No tight-fitting bras/pressure on breasts.
Dx and management of breast abscess?
Complication of mastitis:
- Suspect in mastitis with fluctuance
- US = imaging
- FNA or incision & drainage + Dicloxacillin
Continue breast feeding
Cyclical, bilateral breast pain and masses.
Dx and Tx?
Fibrocystic breast changes - MC benign breast disorder in women of reproductive age.
Hormone sensitive - change with cycle (vs fibroadenomas). BILATERAL.
Not ass’d with increased risk of Cx but can make detection more difficult.
Dx: Mammogram + biopsy. (Consider US if <40)
Tx:
Non-med: Properly fitted bra, analgesics, compresses
Med: C-OCP
FNA can be therapeutic and Dx in complex cases.
Non-tender, mobile, ovid breast mass in reproductive-age woman.
Dx and Tx?
Most likely is fibroadenoma. In average woman, this does NOT raise risk of future breast Cx. Usually relatively large (1-5 cm).
Differences from fibrocystic breasts: unilateral, does NOT change with cycle.
Dx: Seen on US or mammogram; definitive Dx is via US-guided needle biopsy. FNA will show “swirl” of fibrous tissue and collagen.
Also consider breast cyst: FNA will show fluid if cystic.
Tx: Excision or monitoring – if in a juvenile patient, excise because they can cause deformity/have higher risk of future malignancy
Swirl of fibrous tissue and collagen found on FNA of breast tissue?
Fibroadenoma
Iatrogenic causes and Tx of gynecomastia?
*Antipsychotics
*Antidepressants
Spironolactone
5-a-reductase inhibitors
Leuprolide (GnRH agonist)
Cimetidine
Ranitidine
Tx: Discontinue offending med; can use tamoxifen if medical Tx desired/needed
MC type and location of breast Cx
Type: Infiltrative ductal carcinoma
Location: upper outer quadrant
Risk factors for breast Cx
- FHx/BRCA status
- Estrogen exposure
- Increasing age
- Nulliparity
- Early menarche/late menopause
- Unopposed estrogen HRT
- Obesity
- Smoking
- EtOH
- Endometrial Cx
Painless, immobile breast mass
Suspect breast Cx
Breast skin retraction - anatomical correlate
Cooper’s ligament
Erythematous, scaling, pruritic changes to nipple and areola
Dx, other ass’d symptoms, and Tx
Must r/o Paget’s Dz
- Lump may be present
- Nipple d/c may be present
- MC in women 50-60
Dx: Full thickness wedge/punch biopsy of nipple.
Maintain high degree of suspicion because 1.) no mass may be present and 2.) mammogram may not show changes. Occult DCIS may still be present.
Tx: lumpectomy + radiation (if possible: conservative excision)
MC cause of bloody nipple discharge
DDx, Dx, and Tx?
Intraductal papilloma - non-cancerous mass. Solitary papilloma does NOT increase risk of breast Cx. Multiple DOES.
Must r/o Paget’s Dz/other Breast Cx: bloody nipple d/c is Cx until proven otherwise.
Dx: Ductography + US/mammogram (US<40YO). Biopsy required!
Tx: Excision
Buzzword: Calcifications seen on mammogram
Suspect breast Cx
Buzzword: spiculations seen on mammogram
Suspect breast Cx
A patient presents with a mobile, firm breast mass and is referred to a specialist for aspiration. The aspirate is clear and the mass disappears. How should this patient be handled?
What if the aspirate was bloody? Or if the mass did not disappear?
This was likely a simple cyst.
Since the fluid was clear, no further evaluation of the fluid is needed, but she should receive a follow-up breast exam in 3-6 months.
If bloody or persists after aspiration: send aspirate to cytology and get diagnostic mammogram/US
What are appropriate treatment options for a suspected breast cyst?
- Observation: see if it resolves with cycle but MUST follow-up in 4-8 weeks
- Referral –> aspiration
MC cause(s) of non-spontaneous, non-bloody, bilateral nipple discharge
MC = Pregnancy/lactation!
Fibrocystic changes
Ductal ectasia
Treatments for mastalgia
1st line: properly fitted bra, weight reduction, exercise, decrease caffeine, vitamin E + NSAIDs
2: Danazol (only FDA approved tx)
3: OCPs, IUD
4: SERMs (tamoxifen, off-label)
General recommendations for mammography for the average woman
Offer at 40, don’t start later than 50
Every 1-2 years
Stop at 75
All shared decision making
For any palpable breast mass, we should consider what three evaluation steps?
- Physical exam
- Diagnostic mammography
- Biopsy
What differentiates DCIS from the MC form of breast Cx?
MC = infiltrative ductal carcinoma, which invades basement membrane and spreads to surrounding tissue (can metastasize via lymph nodes).
DCIS: has not yet invased basement membrane – but is a precursor to infiltrative Cx so get it out of there!
Acute onset of breast tenderness, pruritis, and erythema.
If in a non-lactating woman, be suspicious of inflammatory breast cancer: do diagnostic mammogram + US + needle biopsy
Dx via biopsy
Can look like mastitis. Be suspicious if mastitis patient does not respond to one week of antibiotics.
Buzzword: peau d’orange
Inflammatory breast cancer
What are the MC sites of breast Cx metastasis?
Bone
Liver
Lungs
Brain
What two classes of drugs are used as hormonal therapy in patients with breast cancer?
SERMs (tamoxifen)
Aromatase inhibitors
Define infertility
Inability to conceive despite frequent, unprotected intercourse for:
12+ months (<35 YO)
6+ months (>35 YO)
Differentiate fecundity vs fecundability
Fecundity = probability of achieving live offspring
Fecundability = probability of achieving pregnancy in 1 menstrual cycle (avg = 20-25%)
What is involved in a sperm analysis for male infertility?
Repeat after several weeks if anything is abnormal If volume is low, perform post-ejaculatory UA to identify retrograde ejaculation - Volume - pH - Concentration - Count - Motility - Morphology - Debris/agglutination - Leukocytes - Immature germ cell
Most common female factor of infertility?
Ovulation disorders
Ex: PCOS, excessive exercise, hyperprolactinemia, ovarian tumors/injury, EDs
What’s the second MC female factor contributing to infertility?
Tubual factors - specifically occlusion due to fimbrial dysfunction
How is tubal-factor female infertility diagnosed?
Hysterosalpingography (first line - the gold std requires anesthesia, etc)
What is the first line treatment for infertility?
IVF via intracytoplasmic sperm injection
What is clomiphene citrate used to treat?
Luteal insufficiency
Oligomenorrhea
PCOS
Stimulates ovulation
What is HMG (human menopausal gonadotropin) used to treat?
Pituitary insufficiency
Hypothalamic amenorrhea
Lack of follicular development
In the setting of infertility, what are dopamine agonists used to treat?
Hyperprolactinemia
Why is hCG administered in the setting of infertility?
It is timed to help support LH surge and/or to support implantation
You have a couple who is experiencing infertility. Sperm analysis is normal. What is the MC cause and tx?
MC cause = ovarian dysfunction
Tx = clomiphene to initiate ovulation
In a woman with Hx of PID, what is the MC cause of infertility?
Tubal factors such as fimbrae dysfunction
How is endometriosis diagnosed and what are some buzzwords associated with it?
Dx = laparoscopy + histology
(do NOT get tumor markers, Greenspan emphasized this)
Buzzwords:
- Chocolate cysts
- Triad of dyspareunia, dysmenorrhea, and AUB
- Uterine retroversion
- Dyschezia
What is an ideal treatment for a woman with PCOS trying to conceive?
Letrozole + metformin
If that answer isn’t an option, select clomiphene
For the love of god what guidelines for cervical cancer screening are we using for this test???
Start at 25
Continue until 65
Every 5 years
(Pap looks for dysplasia and reflexes to HPV test)