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Miscelleaneous
100

Tumor 2 cm or less, no evidence of regional or distal spread.

What is Stage I breast cancer?

100
In most cases, the smaller it is, the better the prognosis.
What is tumor size?
100

Treatment: 40 yo F has extensive microcalcifications involving the entire upper aspect of the right breast. A biopsy shows a comedo pattern of intraductal carcinoma.

R mastectomy

100

This is using a very thin needle to withdraw a small amount of tissue from the suspicious area.

What is a fine needle aspiration biopsy?

100

Treatment of Mondor's disease

What is NSAIDs

200

Tumor up to 5 cm, may or may not be fixed. Clinically suspicious regional spread.

What is Stage III a breast cancer?

200
The more normal the cells look,and the fewer cells that are dividing, the lower it is.
What is tumor grade?
200

This tumor marker distinguishes between DCIS from LCIS

E Cadherin

200

The initial management of T4 invasive lobular breast CA

Neoadjuvant Chemotherapy


200

21 gene microarray utilized to identify increased risk of recurrence for invasive CA

Oncotype Dx

300

Criteria for inflammatory breast cancer

What is: (1)Rapid onset of breast erythema, edema and/or peau d’orange, and/or warm breast, with or without an underlying palpable mass. (2) Duration of history no more than six months. (3) Erythema occupying at least one-third of the breast. (4) Pathologic confirmation of invasive carcinoma.

300
The cells look almost normal and are slow-growing (well differentiated).
What is Grade 1 tumor?
300

I am the BRCA mutation that is associated with male breast cancer.

BRCA2

300

Gynecomastia is a common side effct of using this antifungal

ketoconazole

300

Type of mastitis genetically predisposed in Hispanic patients

Granulomatous Mastitis

400

1.6 cm movable axillary lymph node and occult breast primary

T0N1, Stage II

400
The cells look very abnormal and are very fast growing (poorly differentiated).
What is Grade 3 tumor?
400
They are not treated with hormone therapies.
What are hormone receptor-negative breast cancers?
400

These 2 stains are important when presented with patient with what looks to be Paget's disease.

What is CEA and S-100. Must rule out superficial spreading melanoma with S-100 stain. CEA will be positive in Paget's

400

DCIS grading system accounting for size, grade, margin, and Pt age

Van Nuys Prognostic Index

500

LAT vs TRAM vs DIEP 

Lat and Tram (latissmus dorsi and rectus flaps)

DIEP (deep inf epigastric perf) free flap requires microsurgery

500
This tells how fast the tumor is growing and shows how aggressive the tumor is and how likely it is to metastasize.
What is the proliferation rate?
500
They have a higher chance of recurrence in the first five years after diagnosis, but after five years the difference begins to decrease.
What is hormone receptor-negative breast cancer?
500

Other than BRCA1/2, mutations in these genes are associated with inherited breast cancer (name 3 of the 7 most common)

What is: ATM CDH1 CHEK2 PALB2 PTEN STK11 TP53 (p53)

500

Recurrent mastitis with purulent discharge due to a fistulous tract. Smokers are particularly at risk

What is Zuskas disease

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