Breast Path Lab

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Created May 3, 2010
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clinical presentation of fibrocystic change
 
most frequent (and occurs in a large percentage) in women between 20-40 yo often presenting...
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gross features of fibrocystic change
 
dense, rubbery, fibrous tissue replacing normal breast tissue w/ multiple brown to blue cysts
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histological features of fibrocystic change
 
dense fibrosis and mild epithelial hyperplasia --> two cell population of epithelial and...
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histologic features on a breast bx that are assoc w/ increased risk of developing breast carcinoma
 
epithelial hyperplasia (moderate to florid)sclerosing adenosis/complex sclerosing lesionsmall...
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clinical features of fibroadenoma
 
most common benign tumor of the female breastmore common before 30 but can occur up to menopause...
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gross features of fibroadenoma
 
well-circumscribed network of narrow clefts, haphazardly distributed w/in the gray-white firm,...
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histologic features of fibroadenoma
 
delicate fibrous stroma surrounding glands lined by epithelium
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phyllodes tumor
 
another tumor w/ simultaneous proliferation of glands and stroma that has more atypical/malignant...
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dx necessary to have Paget disease of the nipple
 
must have an underlying ductal carcinoma (either in situ or infiltrating)
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gross features of Paget disease
 
skin of the nipple and areola is often fissure, ulcerated, and oozing surrounded by inflammatory...
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histologic features of Paget disease
 
epidermis is invaded by malignant cells (large cells w/ abundant clear cytoplasm and hyperchromatic...
12
acute mastitis
 
infection w/ S. aureus during the first month of breast feeding that presents w/ fever, erythema,...
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periductal mastitis
 
abscess formation due to keratinization and plug of the nipple ducts that can lead to a fistula...
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clinical presentation of mammary duct ectasia
 
multiparous women in 5th or 6th decade w/ a ropey thickening/periarelor mass due to duct obstruction
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histological characteristics of mammary duct ectasia
 
dilated periareolar ducts filled w/ necrotic material and surrounded by inflammation
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fat necrosis
 
localized mass, half of the time due to traumanecrotic adipocytes, lipid filled macrophages,...
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benign epithelial lesions in the breast
 
1. non-proliferative changes: fibrocystic change (cyst/fibrosis/adenosis)2. proliferative changes...
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sclerosing adenosis
 
number of acini per terminal duct is increased to at least double the number in uninvolved...
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complex sclerosing lesion/radial scar
 
components of sclerosing adenosis, papillomas, epithelial hyperplasiaradial scar is a subtype...
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intraductal papilloma
 
usually benign papillary architecture (branching fibrovascular cores) that arises in large...
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histologic features of atypical ductal hyperplasia
 
monomorphic population of luminal cells, evenly spaced in a solid or cribriform patternhistologically,...
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histology of atypical lobular hyperplasia
 
identical to LCIS except that the cells do not fill or distend more than 50% of the acini w/in...
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risk factors for breast cancer
 
age: peak is 75-80; most significant risk factorFHx: >1 first degree relative w/ breast...
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DCIS, comedo type
 
ducts filled w/ necrosis surrounded by fibrosis st the necrotic cell membranes commonly calcify...
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DCIS, non-comedo type
 
solid: cells filling and distorting lobulecribriform: cookie cutter spaces that may have calcificationspapillary:...
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clinical characteristics of lobular carcinoma in situ
 
doesn't produce stromal fibrosis or calcifications --> almost always an incidental findingmore...
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histological features of LCIS
 
dyscohesive cells w/ oval or round nuclei that lack the cell adhesion protein E-cadherin (expressed...
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gross features of invasive breast carcinoma
 
firm or hard mass w/ small pinpoint foci or streaks of chalky white tissuemay have inverted...
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poor prognostic factors for infiltrating breast carcinomas
 
tumor size > 2 cmlymph node involvementfixation to chest wallvascular or lymphatic involvementporr...
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causes of gynecomastia
 
due to a hormonal imbalance of estrogen and androgen, which is often idiopathic in prepubertal...
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histologic features of gynecomastia
 
stromal and ductular tissue increases in amt w/ hyperplasia of the ductal epithelium and often...

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