histo breast Flashcards
acute mastitis pathogen
staph aureus
sx of acuter mastitis
in lactating women erythema of breast fever pain
histological appearance of breast tissue in mastitis
necrotic tissue infiltrated by neutrophils
tx of mastitis
abx express milk and surgical drainage
who gets periductal mastitis
non-lactating women who smoke
what is seen histologically in periductal mastitis
keratinising squamous epithilium extending into nipple orifice
who gets mammary duct ectasia
40-60yo multip
pathology of mammary duct ectasia
large duct dilation due to granulomatous inflammation
sx of mammary duct ectasia
poorly defined periareolar mass thick white nipple secretion
what is the pathology of fat necrosis of the breast
inflammatory reaction to damaged adipose tissue
causes of breast fat necrosis
trauma Rt surgery
what causes fibroadenosis/ fibrocystic change
exaggerated response to hormones
what is adenosis (breast)
increased number of acini/ lobule common in pregnancy
cystic changes and fibrosis in fibroadenosis
cysts form due to lobule dilation and fill with fluid they then rupture and are calcified (fibrosis)
gynacomastia definiton
unilateral or bilateral breast enlargment in men
histological appearance of gynacomastia
epithelial hyperplasia fingerlike projections into ducts
fibroadenoma
benign overgrown of collagenous mesenchyme
presentation of fibroadenoma
spherical painless mible rubbery mass