Problems of the Breast (Week 13 Voice Over) Flashcards
micromastia
underdevelopment of the breast tissue
micromastia treatment
augmentation surgery
- not recommended until development is complete
macromastia
large breast
macromastia treatment
surgical but nor too early cause they can continue to grow
if a woman who had macomastia gets surgery what will she have issues doing
breastfeeding
what is the most common benign problem of the breast
fibrocystic changces
what do estrogen and progesterone do to the breasts
directly affect the breast tissue and cause proliferation
treatment of fibrocystic
oral BC, diet, evening primrose
what is fibrocystic changes
lumps with or with out tenderness
mastalgia îs commonly associated with
cycle
treatment of mastalgia
NSAID, diet, hormonal, evening primrose
does cancer usually have pain
no
what is the most common solid mass of the breast
fibroadeoma
charactersitcis of fibroadeoma
adoles=cent, occasninally tender with cycle, doesnt increase wwith size, <3cm in daimeter
treatment of fibroadeoma
surgical, diet wont work
mammary duct ectasia characterized by
dilated ducts and nipple iversion
- bacteria could enter and lead to masitis
mastitis s/s
pain redness, grenish nipple discharge
increase cancer risk with what nipple discharge
if its unilatral or postmenapausal
medication for breast cancer
tamoxifen
rolaxafein
SE of tamoxifen
hot flashes, wt gain, cataracts, hepatitis
SE of rolaxafien
stroke, heart disease
most frequently occuring cancer of the breast is
invasive ducta carcinoma
TMN
tumor node mets
what is the most significant prognostic criteria for long term surival
nodal involvement and tumor size
likelihood of being diagnosed with breast cancer increases with
age
what is the most helpful med to premenopausal women with breast cancer that has spread to the lymph nodes
adjuvant chemo
