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37 Cards in this Set
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what typical BENIGN characteristic does a mucinous or colloid ca often demonstrate?
a) smooth, well defined borders b)hypoechogenicity c) multiple lobulations d)posterior acoustic enhancement e) none of the above |
d
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"breast within a breast" appearance
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hamartoma (fibroadenolipoma)
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Juvenile fibroadenomas display which of the following characteristics?
a) may displace the nipple b) they are found in very young patients c) they grow very slowly, attaining huge dimensions d) a+b e) a,b+c |
d
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while fibroadenomas grow slowly, juvenile fibroadenomas grow very _____
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fast (also in pregnant patients)
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oil cysts may be the result of ______________
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fat necrosis
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statistically, the MOST COMMON abnormality involving the breast is ______________
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fibrocystic disease
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what is the most common metastatic breast lesion of the breast?
a) from bone b) from lung c)from the other breast d) from liver 5) none of the abovec |
c
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which tumors originae from the lining of a lactiferous duct?
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papillary carcinoma
papilloma |
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typically feeling soft, mobile, fleshy with an US appearance of smooth, non-infiltrating borders, MEDULLARY carcinomas are often confused clinically with ______________
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fibroadenomas
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what effect does a benign mass have on the tissue planes
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none
may compress a fibrous plane |
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which of the following tumors are always considered INVASIVE breast carcinomas?
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medullary carcinomas
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a tumor on US is classified as BIRADS category 5. The risk of this lesion being cancerous is greater than
______% |
90%
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well defined, thick walled lesion with a few floating internal echoesnand septations are identified on US. This lesion may represent
a) simple cyst b) complex cyst c) inflammatory cyst d) a+b e) b+c |
e
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most common post surgical breast complication: ____________
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seroma
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which of the following tumors are known to have a higher change of being malignant when they are greater than 3cm and exhibit cystic spaces?
a- fibroadenoma b-phyllodes tumor c- juvenile papilloma d- hamartoma e- medullary carcinoma |
b
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which type of breast cancer presents histologically with its cells infiltrating surrounding tissue in a uniform, linear arrangement?
a- invasive ductal b- LCIS c- DCIS d-medullary ca e-none |
e- none
invasive lobular ca |
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polimastia =
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accessory breast tissue
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of all benign breast pathologies, which percentage can be attributed to fibroadenomas? ___%
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50%
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phyllodes- vs malignant form
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phyllodes in
- older women > 3cm in size -cystic spaces |
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ACUTE infections of the breast occur most often during ________
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lactation
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secondary primaries are?
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breast ca recurrences
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cystic lesions smaller than 2mm must be watched, because they are ___________________
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too small to exhibit all characteristics of a simle cyst
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"swiss cheese appearance" refers to
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juvenile papilloma
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which invasive breast ca has the WORST prognosis?
a-medullary ca b- invasive ductal ca (NOS) c- invasive lobular ca d- paget's disease e- noe of the above |
b
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malignant vascular characteristics:
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hypervascular, 30 % of its volume made up of vessels
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LCIS (3 facts)
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not true cancer
often bilateral most commonly in pre-menopausal women |
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lipoma vs fibroadenoma: distinguishing characteristic?
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lipoma is more compressible
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pt with hx of Burkitt's and multiple, palpable masses in axilla. Poss dx?
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Lymphoma
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micro- and macrocystic breast disease make up approx. _____% of all breast lesions identified clinically and/or on mmg
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25 %
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most common benign soft tissue breast tumor
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lipoma
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most common type of INVASIVE ca
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invasive ductal ca
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galactoceles (3 facts)
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always have post enhancement
may be simple or complex also known as milk cysts |
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athelia
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absence of areola and nipple (has breast tissue)
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tubular adenomas may be differentiated from fibroadenomas by
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tightly packed punctate calcifications
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multicentric carcinoma
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multiple cancers, all formed separately from one another, in different quarters of breast. Rare.
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which statements are tue for fibroadenomas?
a- firm, immobile, elliptical shaped masses b- they are most common in 35-50 y/o patients c- they rarely become malignant d- a+b e- a+c |
not a) FA are mobile
not b) age: 15-35 c!!!! (0.3%) |
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which of the following conditions is/are most commonly precipitated by milk stasis?
a- chronic mastitis b- acute mastitis c- puerperal mastitis d- a+b e- b+c |
e
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