Diseases of the Breast
Breast Enlargement, Fat Necrosis, Fibrocystic Disease, Breast Cancer
- 1. Describe the anatomic features of the female breast.
- 2. What causes the enlargement of breast during pregnancy?
- 3. List some of the congenital diseases of the breast.
- 4. Describe the histologic features of acute mastitis.
- 5. Describe the histologic features of fat necrosis.
- 6. What is the most common disease of the female breast?
- 7. What breast lesions are amenable to diagnosis by fine needle aspiration?
- 8. What are the pathologic findings seen in fibrocystic disease of the breast?
- 9. What is the relative risk of cancer in fibrocystic disease of the breast?
- 10. What is the clinical presentation of fibrocystic disease of the breast?
- 11. What is the typical clinical presentation of a fibroadenoma?
- 12. What are the key histologic elements of a fibroadenoma?
- 13. What are the risk factors for breast cancer?
- 14. What are the receptors of particular prognostic importance in breast cancer?
- 15. Describe the role of the BRAC 1 and 2 gene mutations in breast cancer.
- 16. What are the advantages of mammography?
- 17. Describe palpable mass and non-palpable mass.
- 18. What is the distribution pattern of cancers of the breast compared to benign lesions?
- 19. What are the routes of spread of breast cancer?
- 20. Describe the pathologic features of breast cancer. What is the most common type?
- 21. What operations are currently performed for breast cancer?
- 22. What chemotherapeutic agents are currently used and under what circumstances?
- 23. What is the role of radiation for breast cancer? (When is it used?)
- 24. What factors influence survival for breast cancer?
- 25. What is the definition gynecomastia of the male breast? What treatment is undertaken?
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