Female GU/Breast (Week 3) Flashcards
True or False?
Most breast pathology arises in the terminal duct lobular unit?
True
This is where the lobules and ducts branch
Define dysplasia
This is somewhere on the spectrum between normal tissue and non-invasive malignancy tissue
(But is NOT cancer)
Which of the following is NOT an inflammatory breast condition?
A) Acute mastitis
B) Fat necrosis
C) Ectopic breast tissue
D) Granulomatous conditions
C)
Ectopic breast tissue is a developmental condition
Small aggregates of which substance commonly form in fibrocystic change of breasts?
Calcium
What feature can be used to differentiate radical scar from breast cancer?
Myoepithelial cells are present in radical scar but not in breast cancer
Name 2 benign neoplasms of the breast
Fibroadenoma (firm mobile lump)
and
Intarduct papilloma
Between which ages does breast screening occur and how often?
For women aged between 50-70 every three years
What is meant by ‘sentinel node’?
The node in the axilla that cancer will likely spread to first
What does ‘carcinoma in-situ’ mean in terms of breast pathology?
This is another term for dysplastic breast tissue and can be ductal (DCIS) or lobular (LCIS)
In the TNM staging of breast cancer, what does TNM stand for?
T: tumour size in mm
N: how many axially nodes affected
M: metastasis?
What type of epithelium lines the ectocervix?
Stratified squamous non-keratinising
Which area of the female genital tract is lined by Columnar epithelium?
Endocervix
Which 2 strains of HPV are prevalent in Scotland?
HPV 16 and 18
Between which ages and how often is cervical screening carried out in Scotland?
25-50 every 3 years
50-65 every 5 years
Define koilocytosis
A change in epithelial cells after infection with HPV
