Pathology of the Breast Flashcards
What is inside the lobe of the breast?
Smaller structures called lobules
What is at the end of each lobule of the breast?
Tiny sacs (bulbs) that can produce milk
Definition of fibroadenoma
Circumcised mobile nodule in reproductive age
Fibrocystic changes of the breast involves
Fibrosis Adenosis Cysts Apocrine metaplasia Ductal epithelial hyperplasia (normal or atypical)
Intraduct papilloma involves….
Lactiferous ducts
Nipple discharge
Duct ectasia presentation
Nipple discharge
Peak age for fibroadenomas
3rd decade
What may happen to a fibroadenoma if left untreated?
It may regress with age
Presentation of a fibroadenoma
A mass that is
- well circumcised
- freely mobile
- non-painful
What age is intraduct papillomas usually seen in?
middle aged women
Pathology of fibroadenomas
- ductus distorted elongated
- Slit like structures intracanalicular pattern, ducts not compressed
- Peri canalicular growth pattern
What can fat necrosis stimulate?
Carcinoma, clinically and mammographically
Fat necrosis will have an associated history of…..
Antecedent trauma
Prior surgical intervention
Pathology of intraduct papilloma
Histiocytes with foamy cytoplasm
Lipid filled cysts
Fibrosis, calcifications, egg shell on mammography
Definition of Phyllodes tumour
A fleshy, circumscribed tumour with connective tissue and epithelial elements with cysts on cut surface and a leaf like pattern
Malignancy status of phyllodes tumour
Epithelial component is benign
Stroma component is malignant
Metastases of a phyllodes tumour is by…
Haematogenous spread
What does breast carcinoma show on a mammogram?
Soft tissue opacity
Microcalfication
Presentation of breast carcinoma
Hard lump
Fixed mass
Tethering to skin
Peau d’orange dimpling of skin
Risk factors for breast carcinoma
Gender Increased age Early menarche / late menopause Delayed age of 1st pregnancy (>30 y/o) Radiation Family history Previous cancer Hormonal treatment (HRT, COCP) Genetic factors Obesity Lack of physical activity Alcohol P53 gene mutation Previous surgery for benign breast disease (scar hides mass etc) Non breastfeeding Nulliparity
Breast lesions that require surveillance due to the risks include…
Epithelial proliferation without atypia - 1.5-2x
With atypical ductal or lobar - 4-5x
Lobular carcinoma in situ (LCIS) - 8-10x
Ductal carcinoma in situ (DCIS) - 8-10x
What percentage of breast cancers can be attributed to inherited factors?
5-10%