Witrak Flashcards
What is the most common breast disease in adult females?
Fibrocystic disease
What is the most common breast change in premenopausal women > 35?
Fibrocystic disease
What is the most common breast disease in males?
Gynecomastia
What can cause gynecomastia in males?
Spironolactone, hormones, cimetidine, alcohol/anti-androgens, ketoconazole
Why does gynecomastia develop?
Increased estrogen compared to androgen activity
What is the appearance of the simple cysts seen in fibrocystic disease?
Blue dome appearance
What changes are seen in fibrocystic disease?
Simple cysts, papillary apocrine metaplasia, stromal fibrosis
What is the appearance of papillary apocrine changes in fibrocystic disease?
Large eosinophilic cells w/scalloping border
What is the most common breast tumor in females less than 30 years of age?
Benign fibroadenoma
What is the appearance of a benign fibroadenoma?
Small, well-defined, mobile mass. Increased sized and tenderness with increased estrogen
30 yo pregnant F in 2nd trimester presents with firm, mobile mass in L breast. It is well defined, increasing with estrogen. What is it?
Like fibroadenoma
What is seen on gross examination of fibroadenoma?
Grey-white, rubbery nodule on gross examination
What is the treatment for lactational mastitis?
Dicloxicillin and continue breast feeding
What subtypes of fibrocystic disease have increased risk for cancer?
Sclerosing adenosis and epithelial hyperplasia
What are the two types of in-situ breast cancer?
Ductal in situ carcinoma and lobular in situ carcinoma
What in situ breast cancer is not seen on mammogram? Is there a mass present?
Lobular in situ carcinoma - no calcification seen, no mass
What is the pathogenesis of lobular in situ carcinoma?
Have decreased E cadherin expression, resulting in single file line of cells - cells don’t stick together
Lobular in situ carcinoma has a risk of what?
Bilateral breast cancer over time
What is Paget disease of the breast?
Underlying DCIS that extends up the ducts to involve the skin of the nipple
How does Paget disease of the breast present?
Nipple ulceration with erythema
What family history is typical of hereditary breast cancer?
1st degree relatives with pre-menopausal bilateral breast cancer
BRCA 1 mutations are seen in what types of cancer?
Breast (medullary carcinoma) and ovarian serous carcinoma and fallopian carcinoma
In establishing degree of risk for a patient to develop invasive breast cancer, what is the first question to ask?
Family history
What patient population does preiductal mastitis present in? Why?
Smokers; smoking creates Vit A def which results in lactiferous duct squamous metaplasia; resulting in blockage and inflammation, nipple retraction and subareolar mass
What part of the breast does periductal mastitis occur in?
Lactiferous duct
White discoloration on the vulva constitutes what DDx?
Lichen sclerosis, lichen simplex chronicus, squamous cell carcinoma
White patch with parchment-like skin on the vulva is seen in what disease?
Lichen sclerosis
Patient complains on chronic itching of the vulva; physical exam shows hyperplasia of vulvar epithelium with a thick, leathery appearance of the skin. What is the likely diagnosis?
Lichen simplex chronicus
Between lichen sclerosis and lichen simplex chronicus, which has an increased risk for squamous cell carcinoma?
Lichen sclerosis
How does lichen simplex chronicus present?
Chronic irritation, hyperplasia of vulvar epithelium; thick, leathery appearance of vulvar skin