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Ch. 17 Breast

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Small elevated sebaceous glands in areola   Montgomery  
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Suspensory ligaments that attach on chest wall   Coopers  
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nodes high up in the middle of the axilla   central  
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nodes along the lateral edge of the pex   Pectoral  
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nodes along the lateral edge of the scapula   subscapular  
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nodes along the humerus   lateral  
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extra nipple   supernumerary  
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month that colostrum may be expressed   fourth  
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breast tissue temporarily enlarged in males   gynecomastia  
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--can reveal cancers too small to be detected by woman/dr.   mammography  
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decreased - lvls causes decreased firmness   estrogen  
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best way to detect a breast mass   vertical strip pattern  
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firm transverse ridge in lower quads   inframammary ridge  
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early breast development w/ no other hormone-dependent signs   premature thelarche  
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one section of breast surface appearing red and tender   plugged duct  
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skin tether   dimple  
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sign of skin retracting   dimpling  
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nipple that looks flatter and broader   nipple retraction  
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thickens skin & exaggerates hair follicles, suggests cancer   edema (peau d'orange)  
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asymmentry, distortion, or decreases mobility w/ elevated arm   fixation  
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mutiple tender masses   benign breast disease  
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solitary, unilateral, nontender mass, fixed to tissues   cancer  
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benign tumor, solitary nontender mass thats solid, firm, rubbery, and elastic   fibroadenoma  
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pastelike matter in subareolar ducts   mammary duct ectasia  
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serous discharge, which is spontaneous, unilateral, or from single duct   intraductal papilloma  
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bloody nipple discharge thats unilateral and from single duct   carcinoma  
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area thats red, swollen, tender, very hot, and hard   mastitis  
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rare complication of generalized infection if untreated   breast abscess  
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no standard screening and is detected by clinical symptoms   male breast cancer  
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