exam 5 Flashcards
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breasts are modified
sweat glands
types of tissues in breasts
glandular
stromal
suspensory ligament of breasts
bands of fibrous tissues extending from skin of breats to CT of chest wall
breasts has abundant
blood supply and lymphatic drainage
puberty of breasts
response to estrogen and progesterone
respond to hormonal stimulation
breasts examination
mammogram-identify lesions
benign cystic change in breast
very common
called fibrocystic disease
proliferation of glandular and fibrous tissue
irregualr cyclic response to hormones
fibroadenoma
benign
young women
tumor of fibrous and glandular tissue
breast carcinoma risk factors
family history hormones birth of first child after 30 early menarche late menopause rare in men
breast cancer causes
estrogen-progestin use increase risk of cancer
just estrogen slight increase in risk of cancer
mutant BRCA1 gene
increase breast and ovarian cancer (80%)
mutant BRCA2 gene
breast cancer risk of 80%
classification of breast cancer
site of orgin
presence or absence of invasion
degree of differentiation
evolution of breast cancer
mammogram identify 2 years before exam
cancers may become invasive
metastizes to lymph nodes
early diagnoses
breast cancer treatment
radical masectomy-total masectomy with lymph nodes
partial masectomy-remove parts
lumpectomy-removes tumor
cervicitis
mild chronic inflammation of cervix
caused by std
salpingitis
tubal infection
pelvic inflammatory disease
inflammation of fallopian tubes and ovaries
lower ab pain
increase leukocytes
tubal scarring
condylomas
venereal warts in genital tract
benign tumer like overgrowths
endometriosis
deposits of endometrial tissues outside normal location
remove via laparascopy
synthetic hormones to compress menstrul cycle
cervical polyps
benign arise from cervix
erosion of tip may cause bleeding
cervical dysplasia
abnormal growth and maturation of cervical epitherlium
mild dysplasia of cervix
cervical inflammation
regresses randomly
secere dysplasia of cervix
does not regress