Breast

Question 1

The ______ is made up of 15 to 20 lobes, adipose tissue, connective tissue, circulatory vessels, lymphatic vessels, and nerves

Answer 1

breast

Question 2

the breast lies over the ________ ________

extends from the ______ to the ______ rib

Answer 2

• pectorals major muscles
• 2nd - 6th rib and from the sternum to the midaxilary line

Question 3

The ____of breast produce milk and drain to the nipple

Answer 3

lobes

Question 4

The _______is encircled by a pigmented area called the areola

Answer 4

nipple - milks comes out of

Question 5

The breast is positioned between 2nd and 6th rib and from the sternum to the

Answer 5

midaxillary line

Question 6

Muscles that are underneath the breast are the

Answer 6

pectoralis major and serratus anterior muscles

Question 7

The _______ refers to the breast tissue that is close to the axilla

Answer 7

tail of spence

Question 8

___________ are connective tissue that extend throughout the breast to help support it

Answer 8

Cooper’s suspensory ligaments

Question 9

Most common site for breast cancer is the

Answer 9

upper outer quadrant (UOQ)

Question 10

A common chemotherapy combination used for breast cancer is

Answer 10

CMF- cyclophosphamide, methotrexate, and 5-FU

Question 11

_____ lymph nodes= main site of drainage from the ipsilateral breast

Answer 11

Axillary

Question 12

Deep lymph in the breast are the ____________ lymph nodes

Answer 12

axillary, internal mammary (1M) and supraclavicular

Question 13

______can be used to treat hormone-receptor-positive and early-stage breast cancer

Answer 13

tamoxifen

-Tamoxifen is a selective estrogen receptor modulator (SERM) medication used to treat breast cancer in men and women and as a prophylactic agent against breast cancer in women.

Question 14

_____ lymph nodes in the breast are in the skin overlying the breast

Answer 14

superficial

Question 15

There are three levels of the _____ nodes
Level l:

Answer 15

Level l: lowest and most superficial; first place for drainage; located lateral to the pectoralis minor muscle

Question 16

Level Il

Answer 16

Level Il: located under the pectoralis minor muscle; more superior than level I

Question 17

Level Ill: l

Answer 17

Level Ill: located superior to the pectoralis minor muscle; more superior than level

Question 18

_______ lymph nodes, are located lateral to the sternum on either side

Answer 18

internal mammary

Question 19

Most common pathology of breast cancer is

Answer 19

infiltrating ductal carcinoma

Question 20

Ductal or lobular carcinoma in situ means that the cancer cells did not invade the

Answer 20

basement membrane

Question 21

_________is the second most common histopathology of breast

Answer 21

Infiltrating lobular carcinoma

Question 22

Inflammatory breast cancer is very

Answer 22

rare

Question 23

Clinical presentation of inflammatory breast cancer is

Answer 23

peau d’orange, erythema, thickening, warmth, and hardening of the breast

Question 24

Male breast cancer is less than ____ of all breast cancer cases

Answer 24

1 percent

Question 25

Breast cancer Invades locally through direct extension within the

Answer 25

same breast

Question 26

risks factor for breast cancer include

Answer 26

- personal or family history - gene mutation (BRCA1 or BRCA2 genes) - estrogen levels rising (due to early menstruation late pregnancy or late menopause )

Question 27

signs for breast cancers

Answer 27

- lumps - change in size or shape - dimple or puckering - peau d orange - inverted nipple -nipple discahrge

Question 28

test for breast cancer

Answer 28

- clinical breast exam CBE - mammography - Ultrasound - MRI - Biopsy

Question 29

for breast caner distant spread is to

Answer 29

bone lung brain and liver

Question 30

treatment for breast cancer are

Answer 30

surgery : - breast conserving surgery - lumpactomy - mastectomy - total removal of breast

Question 31

treatment for breast cancer are

Answer 31

Radiation therapy: - whole breast with boost - imrt APBI brachtherapy

Question 31

hormonal therapy used for

Answer 31

to kill remainder of breast cancer

Question 32

common chemo combo for breast cancer

Answer 32

CMF