Breast and Ovarian cancer syndromes Flashcards
(30 cards)
Do these breast changes increase risk? Yes/no/slightly/moderately?
Fibroadenoma
no
Do these breast changes increase risk? Yes/no/slightly/moderately?
Florid adenoma
slightly
Do these breast changes increase risk? Yes/no/slightly/moderately?
Epithelial hyperplasia
no
Do these breast changes increase
Atypical lobular hyperplasia
moderately
Do these breast changes increase risk? Yes/no/slightly/moderately?
LCIS
yes
Do these breast changes increase risk? Yes/no/slightly/moderately?
DCIS
yes
DCIS – invasive or non-invasive?
non-invasive
DCIS – can u get radiation? Lumpectomy?
yes, yes
DCIS – cancer risk with family hx? Ca risk if left untreated?
Up to 40% if fam hx, 30% if untreated
Most common cancer lesion name.
IDC
Woman with LCIS vs DCIS – which one is more likely to lead to cancer in the same area as LCIS/DCIS biopsy?
DCIS
LCIS – what is new br cancer risk after this finding? Is LCIS considered “Affected” in pedigree?
25-30%; no (?)
Gail model – what is cutoff in 5-year risk of br ca to be eligible for chemoprevention?
1.7%
Jewish rate of BRCA mutation
1/40
Which gene, BRCA1 or BRCA2 is predominantly triple negative?
BRCA1
PARP treatment for BRCA-related cancer targets which function of cell?
base excision repair
A woman has BRCA2 and does not get PGD. Her child inherits a BRCA2 mutation from her, and a PALB2 mutation from dad – does the child’s risk of cancer differ from the mom’s?
yes, they have Fanconi Anemia, and thus increased risk of Leukemia, other blood-based or solid cancers, and also short stature/developmental abnormalities
A jewish woman has a BRCA1 mutation. Her sister comes in. What do youtest the sister for?
All three common Jewish BRCA mutations
the 5 Li-Fraumeni tumors
Breast, SBLA (sarcoma, brain, leukemia, childhood adrenocortical [ACC])
Oophorectomy lowers ov ca risk by how much?
80-90%
Cowden – most common type of thyroid cancer associated?
Follicular, (almost never medullary)
L’hermite duclos – what is it, and is it associated with any cancer syndromes?
gangliocytoma, Cowden syndrome
rare, presents in 30-40s, can present as hydrocephalus
Which of these is not a minor criterion for Cowden?
a. Goiter
b. GI ganglioneuroma
c. Vascular anomalies in brain
d. Colon cancer
trick question, sucker! All are minor criteria (as of 1/8/16)
Cowden: is a major criterion a biopsy-driven Lipoma or Trichlemomma?
Trichilemomma.