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27 Cards in this Set
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1 out of _____ women will have breast cancer in their lifetime
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9
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Breasts are ______ glands
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Mammary glands
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Mammay Glands are _____ organs that secrete milk through Mammary ducts
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Exocrine
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_____ is the function of secreteing the milk through mammary glands
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lactation
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______ is the gold standard for breast immaging
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mammography
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Ultrasound is a better modality for _______ breasts
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young, dense
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What are the breast layers from the skin to chest wall
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skin surface
sub q fat mammary tissue (aka fibroglandular/fatty) Retromammary Space Pectoralis Muscle Ribs |
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Breast fat is ______
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hypoechoic
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The breast is composed of _____ lobes seperated by adipose tissue
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15-20
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Each breast lobe is composed of ------lobules
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20-40
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Each lobe has an external ______ pathway into the nipple
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drainage
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What provides support for the breast tissue
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ligaments of cooper
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_____- are seen when scanning towards the axilla. They are oval hypoechoic structures with echogenic centers.
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Lymph nodes
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------ is where mammary ducts converge. It is an actual widening of ducts.
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Lactiferous sinuses
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What is the aka for Lactiferous Sinuses
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Mammary ducts
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Lactiferous sinuses are visible as -----
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tiny tubular structures
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ducts do?
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Drain the lobes to the nipple
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What does the retromammary layer contain
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retromammary fat
pectoralis major muscle ribs |
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What are the indications for a breast ultrasond
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determine cystic vs solid
inconclusive mammo evaluate mass in younger pregnant woman |
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What are Ultasound advantages
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Quick, easy, painless, noninvasive, no known bioeffects, instant results
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What are ultrasound disadvantages
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Operator error, cant get "big Picture", not good for fatty breasts, can say b9 vs malignant, cnat image microcalcs unless assoc with a true lesion
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______ years- mostly fibroglandular, little fat
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reproductive
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______ years- mixed fibrous/fatty
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menopause
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----------- years - mostly fat, little fibroglandular
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Post menopause
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What are some sonography pitfalls in breast scanning
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fatty lobe vs fibroadenoma, multiple cysts, b9 can look malignant, ribs can look like mass, scars and nipple
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Older breasts are ______ echogenic
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less
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_____ appear as thin echogenic lines
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coopers ligaments
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