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14 – breast pathology
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*Clinical Presentation of Breast Disease*
-... mass (often presents late) -Pain -Nipple ... (most are benign) -Skin changes -Lumpiness -... abnormality (or mammogram) |
Palpable
discharge Radiographic |
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*Breast Lumps*
-Many breast diseases present as lumps -Most lumps represent ... things -A lump ... needs to be evaluated -Ultrasound, mammography, ... (smaller sample), and biopsy (more material, more accurate) are the usual methods |
benign
always fine needle aspiration |
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*Acute Mastitis*
-Associated with ... and ... in nipple -Most cases arise in ... month of nursing -Occurs in 5-15% of post-partum primiparous women -Postpartum infection usually due to ... (often MRSA) -Nonpregnancy related infections are ... -Gross: single or multiple abscesses -Micro: central cavity with ... (early) and secretory material surrounded by inflammatory cells and eventually ... |
lactation and cracks
first staphylococcus aureus polymicrobial neutrophils fibrosis |
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*Fibrocystic Change*
-Two kinds: ... (no risk of CA) and ... (carries risk of CA) change -Cause: exaggeration of normal breast cycles -Rarely associated with increased cancer risk -Very common (present in most women at autopsy) -Called fibrocystic change, not fibrocystic disease -May produce a palpable mass or nodularity -Often bilateral -Menstrual ... (CA won’t present like this) -Pain |
nonproliferative
proliferative variation |
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look at slide 23, lecture 14
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look at slide 25, lecture 14
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What is the most common benign breast tumor?
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fibroadenoma
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Fibroadenoma:
-Most common benign breast tumor -Affect ~10% of women -Presentation: palpable, round, ... rubbery mass -Stimulated by ... -Peak incidence in what age? -Gross: ..., well circumscribed mass -Microscopic: Fibrous tissue with ... ducts and lobules |
movable
estrogen 20s Solitary compressed |
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look at slide 27-28, lecture 14
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*Breast Cancer Risk Factors*
-Increases with ... -Family History – 1st degree relative -... menarche -... menopause -Increased ... exposure -Nulliparity -Obesity -High-fat diet -Proliferative fibrocystic changes |
age
Early Late estrogen |
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*Breast Cancer*
5-10% of all cases are hereditary Worry if ... with breast cancer Genetic testing Most have ... or ... mutations -Autosomal ... -60-80% will get breast cancer -Some pts elect to have prophylactic mastectomies |
first degree relative
BRCA-1 or BRCA-2 dominant |
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look at slide 41, lecture 14
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*Invasive Carcinoma*
Invasive (infiltrating) ... carcinoma -Most common ~80% -... formation, desmoplastic stroma Invasive (infiltrating) ... carcinoma -5-10% -Bland cells in ... pattern -Often ... and multifocal |
Ductal
Duct Lobular single file bilateral |
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*... *
-Erythema and crusting of nipple and areola -Pruritis -May be mistaken for eczema -Commonly associated with underlying invasive or insitu ... carcinoma -Micro: cells are large, atypical and spread throughout epidermis; have abundant clear or light staining cytoplasm, abundant ... |
Paget’s disease
ductal mucin |
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lecture 15 – pathology of the female lower genital tract
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Condyloma acuminatum is associated w/ HPV type .. and ...
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6 and 11
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*Paget’s Disease*
-Malignant glandular tumor of ... -Usually involves labia ... -Either primary (70-85% of cases) or secondary (15-30% of cases and due to ... of anorectum, urothelium, prostate) -Gross: Crusting, weeping, oozing lesion; may be erythematous -Micro: large pale staining tumor cells, usually in lower epidermis, in nests, glandular spaces or continuously along basement membrane; contain ... |
vulva
majora adenocarcinoma mucin |
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*... *
-Usually upper vagina or cervix of children or adults -Mean age 17 years, rare before age 12 or after age 30 -2/3 have history of in utero DES exposure -Gross: may involve most of vagina; usually polypoid and nodular but may be flat/ulcerated; usually only superficially invasive at diagnosis -Micro: tubules, cysts, solid and papillary areas with clear cells that have abundant ... (glycogen, rarely fat), hobnail cells common |
Clear cell adenocarcinoma
cytoplasm |
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*Botryoid (embryonal) Rhadomyosarcoma*
-Aka sarcoma botyroides -Usually children < 5 years (2/3 under age ...) -... vaginal wall -Gross: grapelike clusters that fill and project out vagina -Micro: ...-shaped tumor cells with occasional cross-striations, stain positively for ... and ... (muscle markers), have ... layer: tumor cells crowded beneath intact vaginal epithelium |
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Anterior spindle desmin and actin cambium |
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*Cervical Carcinoma*
-Once the most common cancer in women – now not even in top 10 -Decreases due to ... -At the same time, precursor lesions (dysplasias) are ... (early detection!) -Peak incidence in women in their forties |
Pap smears
increasing |
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*Cervical Intraepithelial Neoplasia (CIN)*
Precursor to ... Almost all carcinomas arise in CIN; but not all cases of CIN progress to carcinoma Progression: -CIN I: ... squamous dysplasia (half regress, 20% progress) -CIN II: ... squamous dysplasia -CIN III: ... squamous dysplasia (30% regress, 70% progress) The ... the grade, the more likely the lesion will progress to carcinoma in situ or invasive squamous cell carcinoma |
carcinoma
mild moderate severe higher |
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*Risk factors*
-Early age at first ... -Multiple sexual partners -... pregnancies -A male partner with multiple previous partners -Persistent infection with “high-risk” ... -Oral contraceptive use -STDs -... (a cofactor) -Immunodeficiency |
intercourse
Multiple HPV Smoking |
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*HPV and Cervical Carcinoma*
... is detectable in almost all CIN and cancer “High-risk” types: -... and ... (MC), 45, 31 -Found in carcinomas -Integrate into genome -... p53, RB “Low-risk” types: -6,11 -Found in ... (benign lesions) -... integrate into genome |
HPV
16, 18 Inactivate condylomas Do not |
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*Invasive Cervical Carcinoma*
-Most cases are ..., arising from CIN -Small number are adenocarcinomas -Peak age: ... (10-15 years after CIN develops!) -Presentation: may be asymptomatic, may have discharge, bleeding, dyspareunia -Spreads ... -Most cases are diagnosed early -... is related to stage: *stage 0 (preinvasive): 100% 5 year survival *stage 4: 10% 5 year survival |
squamous
45 slowly Mortality |
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*Pelvic Inflammatory Disease*
... infection STD -> ... (#1 cause) and/or chlamydia Manifestations: -... (uterus) -... (previous + fallopian tubes) -... abscess (prev + ovaries) -... (prev + peritoneal cavity) -... (Fitz-Hugh-Curtis syndrome) (prev + liver) |
Ascending
gonorrhea Endometritis Salpingitis Tuboovarian Peritonitis Perihepatitis |
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*Pelvic Inflammatory Disease*
Can lead to tubal ... -Infertility -Ectopic pregnancies PID after abortions or deliveries is ... -Staphylococci -Streptococci -Coliform bacteria -Clostridium perfringens |
scarring
polymicrobial |