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Ductal disease Flashcards

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What is ductal disease?

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abnormality in the breast ductal tissue

aka ductal carcinoma

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Main types of ductal disease?

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o Ductal carcinoma in situ

o Invasive ductal carcinoma

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Types of benign disease?

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Ductal ectasia
Periductal mastitis
Papillomas
Papillomastosis

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Define ductal ectasia

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  • Nonspecific dilatation of one or more ducts (>2mm)
  • Typically filled with fluids/thick secretions/cellular debris
  • When located peripherally, favours a malignant process
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Define periductal mastitis

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  • Pre-menopausal women
  • Ducts beneath the nipple become inflamed and infected
  • Nipple rings are a risk factor
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Define papillomas

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  • Epithelial proliferation on a fibrovascular stalk in major ducts
  • Usually within a few centimeters of the nipple
  • Increased risk of breast cancer
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Define papillomastosis

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  • Multiple papillomas

* Tend to occur in distal ducts

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Name the types of malignant disease

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 In situ papillary carcinoma (often deemed pre-malignant)

 Invasive papillary carcinoma

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What is the aetiology of malignant disease?

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• Genetic mutations in lobular cells causing uncontrolled overgrowth of abnormal cells

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RF of malignant DD?

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•	Family history
o	1.5x increased risk
o	BRCA1 or BRCA2
•	Prior benign breast disease
•	Hereditary breast ovarian cancer
•	Li-Fraumeni syndrome
•	Cowden’s syndrome
o	PTEN gene mutations
o	25-50% will develop BC
•	Klinefelter’s syndrome
•	Old age of menopause
•	Old age of first full-term pregnancy
•	Nulliparity (never been pregnant)
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Aetiology of ductal ectasia?

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• Breast changes due to aging (glandular to fatty = involution)

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RF of ectasia?

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  • Smoking

* Nipple inversion

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Aetiology of periductal mastitis?

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• Caused by bacteria infection entering through a cracked nipple or nipple piercing

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RF of periductal mastitis?

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Smoking

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Epidemiology of DCIS?

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o More common than lobular CIS
o 20-30% of untreated go on to develop BC
o 80% detected on mammography screening
o Diagnosis peaks age 70-75
o Only 7% of all male carcinomas
o Lower incidence in Black, Hispanic and Chinese
o No link with HRT

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Epidemiology of IDC

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o Accounts for 80% of all BC

o 2/3 women are diagnosed over age of 55

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Presenting symptoms of ductal disease (malignant)?

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•	In situ
o	Nipple discharge
	Serous or sanguineous (bloody)
	Unilateral
o	Breast mass
•	Invasive
o	Breast mass
	Usually painless (95%)
	Does not fluctuate with menstrual cycle
o	Nipple discharge
	Increased risk of invasive cancer with nipple discharge with age
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Presenting symptoms of ductal ectasia?

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  • Nipple discharge – green/brown/blood
  • Pain
  • Nipple retraction
  • Breast lump (not always)
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Presenting symptoms of periductal mastisis?

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  • Tender breast

* Nipple discharge

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Presenting symptoms of intraductal papillomas?

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  • Bloody nipple discharge

* Pain between breast and nipple

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Signs of malignant ductal disease?

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•	In situ
o	Breast mass (usually not present)
	Smooth or nodular
•	Invasive
o	Axillary lymphadenopathy
o	Skin changes (20%)
	Peau d’orange (dimpling), erythema, ulceration
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Signs of periductal mastitis?

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  • Tender, erythematous and warm

* Inverted nipple

23
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Signs of intraductal papillomas?

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• Small breast mass

24
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What investigations would you do to diagnose a breast lump?

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triple assessment

  1. Clinical breast examination
  2. Imaging (mammography, US)
  3. Biopsy (pathology)
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Investigations for a DCIS?

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o	Mammography = first line
	Calcifications
o	Biopsy (fine-needle/core)
	Necrosis and high nuclear grade
o	Sentinel node biopsy
	Metastasis
o	MRI
o	Ultrasonography
	Cystic or solid lesion
o	Genetic testing for BRCA
o	Oestrogen receptor testing
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Investigations for IDC

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o Mammography = first line
 Irregular, speculated mass with clustered micro-calcifications
o US
 Hypoechoic irregular mass with internal calcifications
 Enlarged axillary lymph nodes
o MRI
o Biopsy

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Investigations for ductal ectasia?

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  • US

* Mammography

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Investigations for periductal mastitis?

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  • Swab C+S
  • Mammogrophy
  • US
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Investigations for intraductal papillomas?

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•	Breast US
o	Dilated duct with oval mass
•	Mammogram
o	May be negative
•	Ductogram = galactography
o	Filling defect of duct
•	Breast biopsy

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