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Pathology of the Breast Flashcards

1
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What extends between the lactiferous ducts and the lobules?

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Collagenous stroma

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What is Paget’s disease?

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Cancer of the breast that results from underlying DCIS, and manifests as an eczema-like rash of the nipple and areola. May have bloody discharge.

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What is DCIS?

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A precancerous growth of the breast in the cell found lining the ducts.

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Carcinoma of the terminal duct?

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Tubular carcinoma

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True or false: increased estrogen exposure is a risk factor for breast CA

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True

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What is the relationship between the number of estrogen cycles and the development of breast cancer?

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increased number = increased risk

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True or false: older age at first live birth is a risk factor for breast cancer

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True

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What are the two genetic mutations that result in breast cancer?

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BRCA1 and BRCA2

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What ethnicity is breast cancer more common in?

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Blacks

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What is the relationship between obesity and breast cancer?

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Increased

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When do malignant breast tumors usually arise?

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Postmenopausal

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Where in the breast are breast tumors usually found?

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Upper-outer quadrant

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13
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Overexpression of what two receptors are commonly found with breast cancers?

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HER-2/neu

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Triple negative breast cancers (ER-, PR-, HER-) have a better or worse prognosis?

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Worse

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What is the single most important prognostic factor for breast cancers?

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Lymph node involvement

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What is the most common invasive carcinoma of the breast? Second?

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  1. Ductal carcinoma (80%)

2. Lobular carcinoma (10%)

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How common is inflammatory carcinoma?

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Rare

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Bloody nipple discharge is most often caused by what?

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Intraductal papilloma–benign

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Which breast (left/right) more commonly develops breast cancer?

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Left

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What are the two least common invasive breast cancers?

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Inflammatory carcinoma

Papillary carcinoma

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What are the three routes of spread for breast carcinomas? Which is most common?

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Local
Lymphatic
Hematogenous

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What are the organs that breast cancers likes to met to? (4)

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Lungs
Liver
Bones
Brain

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What is the 5 years survival for the stage 0,1, and 2 of breast cancer?

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0 = 92%
1 = 87%
2 = 75%
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What type of breast discharge is suggestive of breast cancer?

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Bloody

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What type of calcifications on mammography is suggestive of breast cancer?

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Pleomorphic

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26
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What characteristics of lymph node involvement are the most important prognostic factors?

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Size

Grade

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27
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Ductal carcinoma in situ (DCIS) arises from what cells?

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Atypical ductal atypia

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True or false: Ductal carcinoma in situ (DCIS) usually fills the ductal lumen

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True

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29
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Ductal carcinoma in situ (DCIS) is often seen early on mammography as what?

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Microcalcifications on mammography

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True or false: Ductal carcinoma in situ (DCIS) is usually palpable

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False–usually not

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What is the key histological findings of Ductal carcinoma in situ (DCIS)?

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BM is intact around pleomorphic cells

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What is comedocarcinoma?

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subtype of Ductal carcinoma in situ (DCIS) characterized by ductal caseous necrosis

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What are the histological characteristics of Comedocarcinoma?

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Central Ductal caseous necrosis surrounded by cancer cells, but still NO penetration of the BM

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34
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Central Ductal caseous necrosis surrounded by cancer cells, but without penetration of the BM = which cancer?

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Comedocarcinoma

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What is Paget’s disease of the breast? (presentation)

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Results from underlying DCIS, with eczematous patches on the nipple

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What are the histological characteristics of Paget’s cells?

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Large cells in the epidermis with clear halo

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Large cells in the epidermis with clear halo = which cancer?

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Paget’s disease of the breast

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38
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How does Paget’s disease of the breast present clinically?

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eczematous patches on the nipple

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What is the prognosis for invasive ductal carcinoma?

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Worst (most invasive) and most common

40
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What are the gross features of invasive ductal carcinoma?

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Firm, fibrous (“rock hard”) mass with sharp margins

41
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Firm, fibrous (“rock hard”) mass with sharp margins = which cancer?

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Invasive ductal CA

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What are the microscopic features of invasive ductal carcinoma?

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Small, duct like or glandular cells with dense collagenous stroma between cells

43
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Small, duct like or glandular cells with dense collagenous stroma between cells = which breast cancer?

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Invasive ductal carcinoma

44
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What are the clinical characteristics of invasive lobular cancer?

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Often bilateral with multiple lesions in the same location

45
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What are the histological characteristics of invasive lobular breast cancer?

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Small, uniform cells in an orderly row of cells in “indian file”, with dense stroma

46
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Small, uniform cells in an orderly row of cells in “indian file”, with dense stroma = which cancer?

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Invasive lobular

47
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What is the prognosis, generally, for medullary breast cancer?

48
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What are the histological characteristics of medullary breast cancer?

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Fleshy, cellular lymphocytic infiltrate

49
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What is the 5 year survival rate of inflammatory breast cancer?

50
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Peau d’orange is usually seen with what breast cancer?

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Inflammatory breast cancer

51
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What is the odd characteristic about the lymphatic spread of inflammatory breast cancer?

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Neoplastic cells block lymphatic drainage

52
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Fibroadenomas are the most common benign lesion in whom?

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Women less than 35 years old

53
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Are fibroadenomas a precursor to breast cancer?

54
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What are the general characteristics of fibroadenomas?

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Small
Mobile
Firm
Sharp edges

55
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What is the effect of estrogen on fibroadenomas?

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Increases size and tenderness with increasing estrogen levels

56
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Bloody discharge most likely suggests which breast lesion?

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Intraductal papilloma

57
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Small, firm, well circumscribed mass that increases in size and tenderness with estrogen levels = ?

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Fibroadenomas

58
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What type of history should be elicited from patients about breast masses?

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  • tenderness

- changes in size

59
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What are the histological characteristics of fibroadenomas?

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Circumscribed tumor with fibroblastic stroma enclosing glandular structures

60
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Circumscribed tumor with fibroblastic stroma enclosing glandular structures = which breast pathology?

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Fibroadenoma

61
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Intraductal papillomas are located where?

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Beneath the papilloma within the lactiferous ducts

62
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What are the gross characteristics of intraductal papillomas?

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Small mass that grows in lactiferous ducts

63
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What is the discharge that is seen with intraductal papillomas?

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Serous or bloody discharge

64
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What is the risk for intraductal papillomas for developing into cancer?

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1.5-2x risk

65
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Phyllodes tumors are benign or malignant?

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Benign, but fast growing

66
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In whom are phyllodes tumors most commonly found?

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Patients in their 6th decade

67
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What are the gross characteristics of Phyllodes tumors? Histologically?

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Large, bulky mass with cysts

Leaf like projections on histology

68
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Large, bulky mass with cysts and leaf-like projections on histology = which breast pathology

69
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What is the risk of Phyllodes tumor?

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May progress to malignant tumor

70
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What is the most common “breast lumps” from age 25 to menopause?

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fibroadenoma

71
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How do fibroadenomas usually present?

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Premenstrual breast pain with multiple lesions

72
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Are fibroadenomas usually unilateral or bilateral?

73
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Is there a risk of breast cancer with fibroadenomas

74
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Do fibroadenomas fluctuate in size?

75
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Do intraductal papillomas have a risk of developing to breast cancer?

76
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What are the major types of proliferative breast changes?

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Fibrosis

Cystic changes

77
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What are the characteristics of fibrosis in the breast?

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Hyperplasia of breast stroma

78
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What are the characteristic of cystic changes of the breast?

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Fluid filled, blue dome. Ductal dilation

79
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What is sclerosing adenosis? (histological changes, mammogram findings, risk for progression)

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  • increased acini and intralobular fibrosis
  • Associated with calcifications
  • 1/5-2 x cancer risk
80
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What is epithelial hyperplasia? (Whom does it occur in, causes, histological changes, risk for progression)

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Occurs in patients greater than 30, caused by an increase in epithelial cells layers in the terminal duct lobules.

Increased risk of cancer with atypical cells

81
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What are the gross characteristics of fibrocystic changes?

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White tissue with multiple cysts present throughout

82
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What are the histological changes of fibrocystic changes?

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  • Multiple cysts with sections
  • Microcalcifications
  • Background of fibrotic stroma
83
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What are the histological features of epithelial hyperplasia?

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Duct lumina are almost completely filled with proliferating epithelium, with no cytologic atypia present

84
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What is the most common pathogen that causes acute mastitis?

85
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What are the risk factors of mastitis?

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During breast feeding, cracks in the nipples increase the risk of bacterial infection

86
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What is the treatment for acute mastitis?

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Dicloxacillin and continued breastfeeding

87
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What is the usual cause of fat necrosis of the breast?

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Injury to the breast tissue

88
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What are the characteristics of fat necrosis of breast (gross and on mammography)?

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Benign, usually painless lump with abnormal calcification on mammography

89
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What are the histological characteristics of fat necrosis?

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Necrotic fat cells and giant cells

90
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What are the causes of gynecomastia (3)?

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Hyperestrogenism caused by:

  • Cirrhosis
  • Testicular tumor
  • Old age/puberty
91
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What is the genetic disease that may cause gynecomastia?

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Klinefelter syndrome (XXY)

92
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What is the diuretic that can cause gynecomastia?

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Spironolactone

93
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What are the illitic drugs that can cause gynecomastia?

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Heroin

Marijuana

94
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What is the cardiac medication that can cause gynecomastia?

95
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What is the psych drugs that can cause gynecomastia?

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Dopamine antagonists (think prolactinaoma)

96
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What is the antifungal drug that can cause gynecomastia? How?

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Ketoconazole from inhibition of cholesterol desmolase

97
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What antihistamine classically causes gynecomastia?

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Cimetidine

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