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Breast Disorders

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what are 5 stages of breat dev   1.prepubertal breast 2.breast budding, 1st dign of puberty 3.enlargment and areola 4.nipple/areola form 2nd mound on br tissue 5.more enlargement  
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where is breast found   bn 2nd and 6th ribs over pectoralis muscle. Tail of Spence goes into axilla(more cancer) Cooper's ligaments support on chest wall Inframmatory fold - crease at bottom, fat  
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Each breast contains how many lobes   12-20 cone shaped, made up of lobules/ducts where milk is produced  
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how often should have breast exam   at risk should have q3yrs til 40, then q yr.  
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what are breast quadrants   upper inner/outer; lower inner/outer; Tail of Spence UOQ and Tail of Spence - more cancer  
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what is gynecomastia   enlargement of glandular tissue beneath and surrounding areola of male  
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when is BSE(breast self exam) performed best   5-7 days after menses  
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what are abnormal signs in BSE   dimpling/retraction/incr venous prominence/nipple inversion/peau d'Orange(edema), mastitis/ Paget's disease (erythema of nipple/areola/thickening/scaling  
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what are three patterns for BSE   circular, clockwise/wedge/vertical strip  
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what are risk factors for breast cancer   fam hx(1st line hx mother), age(60-65), hormones, obesity, high fat diet  
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what are two genetic mutations and factors for these   BRCA1 & BRCA2 (blood test) 1st degree relative wtih early onset, breast/ovarian Ca, male  
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what are diagnostic testings for Breast disorders   MRI, Biopsies: percutaneous: FNA-fine needle aspiration(draw cells), core, surgical: stereotactic/ultrasound biopsy, mammography, galactography  
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what is only sure way to know if it's cancer   biopsy  
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what do benign fibrocystic cycts feel like   palpable, moveable, round  
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what is good diet for fibro cysts   low Na, caffeine, chocolate Need vit E, Danocrine, diuretics, antiestrogen Rx  
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what could nipple discharge mean   intraductal papilloma: 40-60age, wart-like, bloody discharge Ductal ectasia: peri/post men., multi-colored discharge, burning, itching, retracting nipple, abscess  
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What kind of breast infection is mastitis   inflam or infection of brest tissue, mostly in breastfeeding, red, fever Tx: antibiotics, cold compresses  
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what is usually cause of mastitis   S. aureus  
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what is mastalgia   breast pain, cyclic, noncyclic  
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what are cysts in breasts   fluid filled sacs dev as breast ducts dilate, estrogen factor, not increase risk of breast cancer  
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what is fibroadenoma   movable, painless lump, (hard masses not good), Af. Am 15-25 age  
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what are two common diagnoses of benign proliferative breast disease   atypical hyperplasia: abnormal incr in ductal/lobular cells in breast. Incr risk of br. Ca 4-5x Lobular Carcinoma in Situ: cells in lobules, marker for incr risk  
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what are three types of radiation for breast Ca   primary radiation: shrink tumor to surgically take out brachytherapy: internal palliative therapy: decr tumor sites, s/s  
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what is most effective therapy against breast Ca   chemotherapy other therapies: hormonal, biologic and targeted  
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Breast cancer lesions are more like   nontender, fixed not mobile, hard wtih irregular borders  
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what is cryoablation   cold gas injected to freeze tumor  
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what are surgical mgmt for breast Ca   conservation tx, total mastectomy: not anymore, modified radical Goal: gain local control of disease mast, sentinel node biopsy, axillary lymph node dissection, reconstruction  
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what is SLNB, sentinel node biopsy and ALND axillary lymph node dissection   take first node that receives drainage from tumor, test for cancer. If find cancer(positive), take more nodes...means past Stage 1  
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what is potential complication after ALND   lymphedema of arm: fluid build up, pain, heavy, impair motor fx, numbness, can be chronic hematoma/seroma: fluid collection infection  
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what are precautions for mastectomy pts   no BP, injections, blood drawn, excercises 3x/day  
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what are two more important factors for breast Ca prognosis   tumor size and if spread to lymph nodes under arm  
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what is modified radial mastectomy   remove entire breast tissue, nipple/areola, portion of axillary lymph nodes(ALND)  
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what is radical mastectomy   remove muscles as well  
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what is total mastectomy   remove breast/nipple/areola, NOT ALND  
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what is mammoplasty   breast augmentation: silicone envelopes breast reduction(mammoplasty) breast lift(matopexy)  
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Nonsurgical Tx for breast Ca   radiation therapy, chemotherapy, hormonal therapy  
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what are absolute contradicitons to tx   1st/2nd trimester of preg multicentric disease in breast prior radiation to breast  
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What is most common radiation tx   external beam begins 6 wks after surgery  
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what is brachytherapy   partial breast radiation of lumpectomy site  
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what is adjuvant chemotherapy   chemo along with other tx  
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what is mainstay tx for hormonal agents   SERM for premenopausal  
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what are aromatase inhibitors   block estrogen for hormone therapy  
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what is new standard therapy for breast Ca   target therapy, target HER2/neu protein. For pt with tumor >1cm in size  
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what is a tissue xfer procedure after breast Ca surgery   transverse rectus abdominis myocutaneous(TRAM) flap  
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