Common breast conditions

Question 1

Common breast conditions

Answer 1

1) fibrocystic disease
2) acute mastitis
3) fat necrosis
4) gynecomastia

Question 2

Common breast conditions:

Fibrocystic disease

Answer 2

1) Most common cause of breast lumps from 25 to menopause.
2) Presents with premenstrual breast pain and multiple lesions, often bilateral.
3) fluctuation in size of mass
4) usually does not indicate increased risk of carcinoma

Question 3

Common breast conditions:

Fibrocystic disease histology types

Answer 3

1) Fibrosis
2) cystic
3) sclerosing adenosis
4) epithelial hyperplasia

Question 4

Common breast conditions:

Fibrocystic disease histology–fibrosis

Answer 4

hyperplasia of breast stroma

Question 5

Common breast conditions:

Fibrocystic disease histology–cystic

Answer 5

fluid filled, blue dome, ductal dilation

Question 6

Common breast conditions:

Fibrocystic disease histology–sclerosing adenosis

Answer 6

increased acini and intralobular fibrosis + calcification. often confused with cancer

Question 7

Common breast conditions:

Fibrocystic disease histology–epithelial hyperplasia

Answer 7

increased in number of epithelial cells layers in terminal ductal lobules.

Increased risk of carcinoma with atypical cells
Occurs in women > 30 years of age

Question 8

Common breast conditions:

Acute mastitis

Answer 8

Breast abscess; during breast feeding
Increased risk of bacterial infection through cracks in the nipple.

S. aureus is the most common pathogen

Question 9

Common breast conditions:

Fat necrosis

Answer 9

Benign, usually painless bump
Forms as a result of injury
Up to 50% of patients may not report trauma

Question 10

Common breast conditions:

Gynecomastia

Answer 10

Occurs in male
1) Results from hyperestrogenism:
(cirrhosis, testicular tumor, puberty, old age)

2) Klinefelter’s syndrome
3) Drugs (estrogen, weed, herone, psychoactive)

"Some drugs create awkward knockers"
Spironolactone
Digitalis
Cimetidine
Alcohol
Ketoconazole