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In which type of breast cancer is MRI most useful?

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Lobular

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What guage needle is used for core biopsy in breast cancer investigiation?

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16/18 guage

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Recall the C1-C5 code that is used to grade fine needle aspirate in breast cancer investigation

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C1 - Inadequate sample
C2 - Benign
C3 - Atypia, probably benign
C4 - Suspicious of malignancy
C5 - Malignant

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Recall some symptoms of duct ectasia

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Pain, mass, nipple inversion and discharge (thick, white)

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What would be seen upon cytological analysis of nipple discharge in duct ectasia?

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Proteinaceous material and inflammatory cells only

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What is the most common pathogen identified in acute mastitis?

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Staphylococcus aureus

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What is the cause of fat necrosis of the breast?

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Trauma–> inflammatory reaction

also: radiotherapy, surgery, nodular panniculitis

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What is the cause of fibrocystic disease of the breast?

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Normal, but exaggerated, response to hormonal influences

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How can fibroadenoma be cured?

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‘Shelling out’
**you take it all out in one go without any margins (i.e. not wide local excision)

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Which breast tumours can be described as ‘leaf like’?

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Phyllodes tumours

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What is a phyllodes tumour?

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Potentially aggressive fibroepithelial neoplasm of the breast - but usually benign

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How do phyllodes tumours tend to present?

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Usually as an enlarging breast mass in women >50 - often in pre-existing fibroadenomas

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In what ways are intraductal papillomas comparable to polyps?

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They have a fibrovascular core

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How can radial scars of the breast be cured?

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Excision

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What is the key histopathological feature of usual epithelial hyperplasia of the breast?

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Irregular lumens

**almost counterintuitive- usual vs irregular**

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What is another name for flat epithelial atypia?

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Atypical ductal carcinoma

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How much is risk of malignancy increased by flat epithelial atypia?

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4 times

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What is the main histopathological features of flat epithelial atypia?

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Cribiform spaces (punched out areas)

**instead of being completely infiltrated with cancer cells** like a less severe version of invasive carcinoma

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How much is risk of malignancy increased by in situ lobar neoplasia?

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7-12 times increased risk

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How will the lumens often appear in DCIS?

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Calcified

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How should DCIS be managed?

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Complete excision with surgical margins

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What is the biggest risk factor for invasive breast carcinoma?

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Osetrogen exposure

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Which genetic change is seen in low grade invasive ductal carcinoma of the breast?

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16q loss

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What is the histological appearance of invasive ductal carcinoma vs lobular carcinoma?

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Ductal: Large pleiomorphic cells with huge nuclei. E CADHERIN POSITIVE
Lobular: Linear, MONOmorphic cells. E CADHERIN NEGATIVE

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Which type of breast pathology would show an "Indian file pattern" of cells under the microscope?
Invasive lobular carcinoma \*\*file pattern = linear
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Which type of breast carcinoma has the worst prognosis?
Basal-like carcinoma
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How can basal-like breast carcinomas be identified using immunohistocheistry?
Positive for 'basal' cytokeratins eg CK5/6/14
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What 3 features of a breast malignancy are examined to decide its histological grading?
Tubule formation Nuclear pleiomorphism Mitotic activity
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Which receptors are tested for in breast cancer diagnosis, and why?
ER PR HER2 Gives therapeutic and prognostic value ER/PR receptor positive associated with good prognosis because it predicts response to tamoxifen. HER 2 positive associated with bad prognosis.
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What age group is invited to breast cancer screening in the UK?
47 to 73yr
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Recall the B1-B5 code used for core biopsies of breast masses
``` B1 = normal B2 = benign B3 = uncertain B4 = suspicious B5 = malignant ```
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What are the 3 inflammatory breast conditions?
1. acute mastitis 2. mammary duct ectasia 3. fat necrosis
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What is acute mastitis?
Presentation: painful, red breast, hot to touch and fever • Either lactational (more common) or non-lactational • Lactational is usually secondary to staphylococcal infection (often polymicrobial) via **cracks in the nipple** & due to **stasis of milk** • FNA cytology shows an **abundance of neutrophils** • Tx: continued expression of milk + antibiotics +/- surgical drainage • Non-lactational – **keratinising squamous metaplasia block lactiferous ducts**leading to peri-ductal infalmation and rupture.
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What is mammary duct ectasia?
Inflammation and dilatation of large breast ducts
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What is the biggest risk factor for mammary duct ectasia?
smoking
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Pathophysiology of mammary duct ectasia
Inflammation and dilatation of large breast ducts • Poorly defined palpable periareolar mass with thick, white nipple secretions. • Dilatation in one or more of the larger lactiferous ducts, which fill with a stagnant brown or green secretion. This may discharge. These fluids then set up an irritant reaction in surrounding tissue leading to periductal mastitis or even abscess and fistula formation. • In some cases, a chronic indurated mass forms beneath the areola, which mimics a carcinoma. Fibrosis eventually develops, which may cause slit- like nipple retraction
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What does mammary duct ectasia look like on mammography?
Mimics breast cancer
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Typical demographic affected by fat necrosis?
(typically obese, middle- aged women
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Cytology of fat necrosis?
empty fat spaces , histiocytes and giant cells \*\*histiocyte - tissue resident macrophage
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What are the benign neoplastic conditions?
1. Fibroadenoma 2. intraductal papilloma 3. radial scar 4. phyllodes tumour 5. fibrocystic disease
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What is the most common benign tumour of the breast?
Fibroadenoma
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Clinical features of fibroadenoma
Spherical, freely mobile, variable size and rubbery.
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Cytology and histology of fibroadenoma
branching sheets of epithelium, bare bipolar nuclei and stroma
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What are the two types of intraductal papilloma?
Peirpheral: arise in small terminal ductules Central: arise in large lactiferous ducts
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Clinical features of intraductal papilloma
Bloody discharge not seen on mammogram
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Cytology and histology of intraductal papilloma
Cytology of nipple discharge – branching papillary groups of epithelium • Histology – papillary mass within a dilated duct lined by epithelium
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Key features of radial scar
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Key features of phylloides tumour
Arise from interlobular stroma (like fibroadenomas – can arise within existing fibroadenomas) with increased cellularity and mitoses. • Present \>50yrs as palpable mass • Low grade or high grade lesions. Mostly relatively benign, but can be aggressive therefore excised with wide local excision/mastectomy to limit local recurrence. • Mets very rare
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Key features of fibrocystic disease
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What are the proliferative breast conditions?
1. usual epithelial hyperplasia - not a precursor lesion. growth of galndular tissue and epithelial cells forming FRONDS 2. flat epithelial atypia/ atypical ductal carcinoma**- precurosr to low grade DCIS** 3. in situ lobular neoplasia - precurosr to lobular carcinoma??
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What is the precurosr lesion of low grade DCIS?
flat epithelial atypia (atypical ductal carcinoma)
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Histology of in situ lobular neoplasia
solid proliferation of aplastic cells with little space with small residue areas where you can still see lumen \*solid proliferation of cells within acinus\*
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What are the malignant neoplastic breast conditions?
1) Carcinoma in situ * ductal carcinoma in situ * lobular carcinoma in situ 2) invasive carcinoma * ductal * lobular * tubular * basal
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Presentation of breast cancer
Presentation: hard fixed lump, Paget’s disease (eczema of the nipple first then areola – normal eczema never affects the nipple), peau d’orange, nipple retraction.
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What % of malignant breast tumours are in situ vs invasive?
70% invasive 30% in situ
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What changes are detected on mammography?
Calcification and masses \*\*that's why it only picks up the tumours that show calcification
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Main difference between LCIS and DCIS
DCIS shows calcification - picked up on mammography LCIS no calcification
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Histology of DCIS
ducts filled with atypical epithelial cells
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Two grades of DCIS
low grade high grade
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categories of invasive breast carcinoma which is the most common?
1. ductal 2. lobular 3. tubular 4. mucinous \*\*ductal carcinoma is the most common
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Histology of invasive ductal carcinoma
Big, pleiomorphic cells – invasive cells move intro stroma
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Histology of invasive lobular carcinoma
cells aligned in single file chains/strands.
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Histology of tubular carcinoma
well-formed tubules with low grade nuclei. Rarely palpable as \<1cm.
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Histology of mucinous carcinoma
Mucinous carcinoma cells produce abundant quantities of extracellular mucin which dissects into surrounding stroma.
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MOst important prognostic factor for breast cancer
status of axillary lymph nodes
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drugs for breast cancer
Tamoxifen = mixed agonist/antagonists of oestrogen at its receptor. Herceptin/trastuzumab = monoclonal Ig to Her2 (direct toxic effect on myocardium, must monitor LVEF)
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histology of basal like carcinoma
Histologically - sheets of markedly atypical cells with lymphocytic infiltrate often associated with BRCA
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In familial cases of male breast cancer, what value does BRCA have?
BRCA2 carriers are at higher risk not BRCA 1
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Calcification: is that a distinguishing feature of in situ caricnoma or invasive carcinoma?
Distinguishes DCIS from LCIS - only DCIS shows calcification and ish ence picked up on mammography Not a feature of invasive ductal or lobular carcinoma
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Is fibrocystic disease more common in pre-menopausal or post-menopausal women? What about fibroadenoma? Phylloides?
Pre-menopausal Pre-menopausal Post-menopausal
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Breast tumour also known as ‘no specific type (NST)
invasive ductal carcinoma
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What is the most common breast cancer?
invasive ductal carcinoma
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Which tumour is associated with e-cadherin?
invasive ductal carcinoma

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