Neoplasms Flashcards
what is the most common malignancy in women?
Breast cancer
What are some risk factors for breast cancer?
- increased exposer to estrogen
a. Menarche before age 12
b. old age of first full term pregnancy, no pregnancies
c. menopause after 52 - Breast mass- immobile, irregular
- Nipple retraction, bloody nipple discharge
What is the most common type of breast cancer?
infiltrating intraductal carcinoma accounting for about 80%
A chronic eczematous itchy scaling rash on the nipples and areola is what?
Pagets disease of the nipple
is infiltrating lobular usually unilateral or bilateral?
Bilateral
describe some PE findings with inflammatory breast cancer?
red swollen, warm and itchy breast often with nipple retraction and peau d’orange (NO LUMP)
What are the three catagories for which breast tumors can be positive for?
Estrogen receptor positive 75%
Progesterone receptor positive 65%
HER2 positive 25%
How often should women get a mammogram if they are in the age range of 50-74?
every 2 years
If someone has risk factors for breast cancer when should they start to get screened and how often?
they should start at 40 and every 2 years
If they had a relative with breast cancer then when should they start mammograms.
10 years before the age of the first relative or 50 which ever comes first
When should clinical breast exams start and how often?
should start at 20-39 and every 3 years, until they reach 40 then its yearly for the exam not mammogram
What is the USPSTF recommendations for self breast exam screening?
monthly beginning at age 20- immediately after menstruation on days 5-7 of the menstrual cycle
What is the tx for breast cancers in all patients?
Segmental mastectomy (lumpectomy) followed by breast irradiation in all patients
When would you add on chemotherapy in a pt with breast cancer?
in women with positive nodes stage I and stage II with tumors less than 4 cm in diameter
If a tumor is ER positive what medication can be helpful in the treatment?
Anti-estrogen Tamoxifen- binds and blocks the estrogen receptor in the breast tissue
a woman who is postmenopausal with ER positive tumor would benefit from what type of medication?
Aromatase inhibitors- these reduce the production of estrogen
Patients with HER2 positive tumors benefit from what type of treatment other than chemo and shit?
Monoclonal AB treatment
What clinical triad is strongly indicative of cervical cancer extension to the pelvic wall?
unilateral leg edema, sciatic pain, ureteral obstruction
Cervical cancer is the _______ most common type of cancer
Third
What is the main presenting symptom for cervical cancer
Abnormal vaginal bleeding most commonly postmenopausal
What cell is most commonly involved in cervical cancer (i.e epithelial or squamous)
Squamous cells which arise from the squamocolumnar junction of the cervix aka the transformational zone
What are some risk factors for carcinoma of the cervix?
multiple sex partners
early age of first intercourse
early first pregnancy
HPV positive
What HPV types cause cervical cancer, which one are the most common?
16, 18, 31 and 33
True or false squamous cell cervical cancer is associated with smoking?
True
How do you Dx cervical cancer?
Friable, bleeding cervical lesion on exam
Biopsy of gross lesions and colposcopically directed biopsies are the definitive means of diagnosis
Majority of cases (80%) are invasive squamous cell types usually arising from the ectocervix
Tx for strage 1 cervical cancer?
conservative, simple or radical hysterectomy