Dx Of Breasts Flashcards
Number of lobes per mammary glands
15-20
What is a mammary gland lobe
Individual Compound tubule alveolar gland with its own lactiferous duct and sinus opening on the surface of the nipple
Where do the ductal system drain into
L’activerons sinus
Are congenital malformation of the breast common
No rare
Types of congenital malformation
Polymastia Accessory breasts and nipples Failure of development of breast Precocious development Adolescent hypertrophy
In which syndrome do you say failure of development of breast due to ovarian agenesis
Turner syndrome
In which Disease do you see precocious development of breast
Granulosa cell tumor
Are inflammatory lesions of the best common
No rare
What are some inflammatory lesions of the breast
mastitis
Duct ecTasia
Fat necrosis
Type of infection in acute mastitis
Bacterial infection
Main population affected by Acute mastitis
Postpartum or lactating breast women
Presentation of Acute mastitis
Pain, swelling or redness of breast
Fever
malaise
Most common organism in Acute mastitis
Strep or staph
Gross morphology of Acute mastitis
Firm walled-off nontender abscess
chronic localized scar
Structure involved duct ecTasia
Large ducts
smaller interlobular duct in some cases
At what point in life is a woman Susceptible to duct ecTasia
Second half of reproductive life
after menopause
Why are duct ecTasia often mistaken for carcinoma
Because of nipple discharge which may be blood stained
Main cause of fats necrosis of breast
Trauma
How does Fat Necrosis of breast mimics carcinoma
Calcification in mammography
Presents as discrete lump
Woman at risk of fats necrosis
Obese women
womenin menopause
Gross morphology of fat necrosis of breast
Yellowish and Hemorrhagic tissue
Flecks of Calcification
Microscopy a fat necrosis of breast
Macrophages collection
giant cell with lipid material
Lymphocytes ,fibroblasts ,small vascular channels
What are some non-neoplastic proliferative lesions of the breast
Fibrocystic change
epithelial hyperplasia’s
Is there an increased risk of malignancy with ductal hyperplasia
Yes
Two types of ductal hyperplasia
Proliferative disease without atypia
proliferative diseass atypia
type of neoplastic disease of breast
Benign
malignant
Benign tumor of the breasts
Fibroadenoma
Phyllodes tumor
Intra ductal papilloma
Commonest benign tumor of the best in Ghanaians and Africans
Fibroadenoma
Age of female who commonly have fibroadenoma
Below 30 years
Grass morphology of fibroadenoma
Firm lobulated
Circumscribes
mobile mass ( breast mouse )
Micro of fibroadenoma
Branching ducts and acini
connective tissue proliferation
Is malignant change in fibroadenoma common
No