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17 Cards in this Set
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Parenchymal atrophy in premenopausal breast, multiple nodules will be present
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Fibrous Pseudo Lump
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Often presents with serous/bloody discharge (guaic positive)
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Intraductal papilloma
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Do solitary papillomas increase cancer risk?
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No, but multiple papillomas do.
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>2 cell layers in ductal epithelium, either with or without atypia
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Intraductal Hyperplasia
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If ductal is present, what is the CANCER risk?
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Develop CA in either breast
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Is intraductal Hyperplasia premalignant?
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NO, but it is a marker for future malignancy, which won
T be in the same plqce |
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Usually non palpable, seen as irregularly shaped ductal calcifications on mammography
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DCIS
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What is the CA risk with DCIS?
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DCIS is a true malignancy, will lead to invasive ductal CA
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Cannot be detected clinically or by gross examination, mammography is also a poor tool for diagnosing thus disease
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LCIS
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Is LCIS precancerous?
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NO, but it is a marker for future invasive ductal CA risk
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Histo=haphazard cells along papillae, punched out areas in ducts with Roman bridge pattern due to cells infiltrating open spaces
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DCIS
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Histo=Shows mucinous cells almost always present, "saw tooth" & clover-leaf configurations occur in the ducts
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LCIS
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What is the most common breast cancer?
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Invasive Ductal Carcinoma (IDC)
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What are the two prognostic factors for invasive ductal carcinoma?
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Tumor Size
Node involvement |
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Exhibits single file growth pattern within a fibrous stroma
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Invasive Lobular Carcinoma
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Paget's Breast Disease presents with what type of carcinoma?
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Ductal CA
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Breast has classic Sx of inflammation: redness, pain, & heat
Rapidly progressive breast cancer, almost always widely metastatic at presentation Px poor |
Inflammatory Carcinoma
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