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Breast Surgery Flashcards

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What are the components of a Triple Assessment

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  1. Breast examination
  2. Radiology: ultrasound + mammography
  3. Pathology: fine needle aspiration + core biopsy
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Mastitis - definition

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Inflammation of the breast tissue

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Mastitis - causes

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  • Most commonly infection: s. areus

- Can be granulomatous

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Mastitis - classification

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  1. Lactational Mastitis
    - usually first 3 months of breastfeeding
    - associated with cracked nipple + milk stasis
  2. Non-Lactational Mastitis
    - usually in women with other breast conditions (e.g duct ectasia)
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What is a significant risk factor for Mastitis

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Smoking - causes damage to sub-areolar duct walls

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Mastitis - Clinical features

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  • Tenderness
  • Swelling
  • Erythema
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Mastitis - Management

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  • General: antibiotics + analgesia
  • Lactational: continue to breastfeed/express
  • Severe lactational: Cabergoline to stop lactation
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What is the key complication of Mastitis

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Breast abscess

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Breast abscess - definition

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Collection of pus, lined with granulation tissue, in breast

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Breast abscess - clinical features

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  1. Systemic
    - fever
    - malaise
  2. Lump
    - tender, fluctuant + erythematous
    - has a punctum
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Breast Abscess - investigations

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Clinical diagnosis

- can use USS if unsure

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Breast Abscess - Management

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  1. Non-surgical: antibiotics + needle aspiration

2. Surgical: incision + drainage (complicated abscess)

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Breast Abscess - Complications

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Mammary duct fistula

  • fistula between duct + skin
  • requires surgical correction + antibiotics
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Breast Cyst - Definition

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Epithelial-lined fluid cavity, in breast

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Breast Cyst - Cause

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  • Blockage leads to distention of lobule

- Commonly peri-menopausal women

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Breast Cyst - Features

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Smooth, distinct mass

  • can be tender
  • can be multiple
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Breast Cyst - Investigations

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  • Ultrasound: diagnostic
  • Mammogram: characteristic ‘halo shape’
  • Needle aspiration: if suspecting cancer
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How does a needle aspirate exclude cancer with breast cyst

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  • Absence of blood in aspirate fluid

- Disappearance of lump once drained

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Breast Cyst - Management

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  • Conservative: will resolve on its own

- Non-surgical: needle aspiration (for large cysts)

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Breast Cyst - Complications

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  1. Cancer: increases risk, ~1% will present with cancer

2. Fibroadenomas, multiple small cysts cause fibrosis

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Duct Ectasia - Definition

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Dilatation + shortening of major lactiferous ducts

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Duct Ectasia - Clinical features

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  • Yellow/green coloured nipple discharge
    (if blood present need triple assessment)
  • Palpable mass
  • Nipple retraction
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Duct Ectasia - Investigation

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  • Mammogram: dilated, calcified duct

- Biopsy: typically shows multiple plasma cells

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Duct Ectasia - Management

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  1. Conservative: will resolve on its own

2. Surgical: duct excision to stop nipple discharge

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Fat Necrosis - Definition
Ischaemic necrosis of fat lobule
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Fat Necrosis - Cause
Due to inflammation - Blunt trauma = 40% - Surgery + radiological interventions = 60%
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Fat Necrosis - Clinical features
- Usually asymptomatic + a lump - Nipple discharge/inversion - Skin dimpling - Pain ``` Chronic fibrosis (due to persistent inflammation) - large, irregular lump ```
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Fat Necrosis - Investigations
- Trauma history - USS: hyper-echoic mass - Core biopsy: if suspect cancer
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Fat Necrosis - Management
Conservative - self resolves - analgesia + reassurance
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What are the different benign breast tumours
1. Fibroadenoma - ductal (stroma + epithelial) tumour 2. Adenoma - glandular tumour 3. Papilloma - sub areolar tumour 4. Lipoma - adipose tumour 5. Phyllodes tumour - fibro-epithelial tumour
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What age groups does each type of benign tumour typically affect
- Any age: Lipoma - Reproductive age: Fibroadenoma - 40-50yrs: Papilloma - Older women: Adenoma + Phyllodes
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Benign tumours - examination findings
- Fibroadenoma: rubbery + highly-mobile - Adenoma: nodular - Papilloma: only large ones present as lump - Lipoma: soft + highly-mobile - Phyllodes: typically larger + fast growing
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How to papilloma's typically present?
Nipple discharge (clear or bloody)
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Benign tumours - malignancy potential
- Fibroadenoma: low - Adenoma - Papilloma: high if multi-ductal - Lipoma: low - Phyllodes: 1/3 are high
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Benign tumours - investigation
Triple assessment - malignancy suspected
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How are benign tumours managed
- Mostly conservatively: with follow-up - If cancer can't be ruled out: excision - Phyllodes: wide excision
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Gynaecomastia - Definition
Development of breast tissue in males due to imbalance of oestrogen:androgen ratio
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Gynaecomastia - Physiological Causes
1. In adolescence (common) - delayed testosterone surge 2. In older men - decline in testosterone
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Gynaecomastia - Pathological Causes
1. Lack of testosterone - e.g. klinefelters, testicular/renal disease 2. Increase in Oestrogen - e.g. liver disease, obesity 3. Drugs - e.g. spironolactone, digoxin, 4. Idiopathic - 25% of cases
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Gynaecomastia - Clinical features
- Insidious onset - Firm/rubbery mass >2cm - Mass starts deep to nipple and expands outwards
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Gynaecomastia - important things to assess
- Breast lumps: underlying malignancy | - Testicles: esp in younger patients
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Gynaecomastia - Investigations
- Only if cause unknown - LFTs + U+Es first - Only do hormone screen if other tests are normal - Triple assessment if suspect malignancy
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How do serum hormone levels indicate the cause of gynaecomastia
1. LH high, testosterone low: testicular failure 2. LH low, testosterone low: increased oestrogen 3. LH high, testosterone high: androgen insensitivity - or malignancy
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Gynaecomastia - Management
- Treat (reversible) underlying cause - Conservative: reassurance - Medical: tamoxifen for tenderness - Surgical: for later stages of fibrosis
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