term used to describe a cancer that starts in the lining layer (epithelial cells) of organs like the breast
breast cancer
Most are the type of carcinoma that starts in glandular tissue called
adenocarcinoma
benign (non-cancerous) breast
condition in which the lobules (milk-producing glands) are enlarged, and there are more glands than usual. It is often found in biopsies of women who have fibrosis or cysts in their breasts
Adenosis
special type of adenosis in which the enlarged lobules are distorted by scar-like tissue. This type may cause breast pain.
Sclerosing adenosis
transformation of breast epithelial cells into an apocrine or sweat‐gland type of cells, often occurs in the peripheral parenchyma, particularly among premenopausal women and it is usually associated with gross cysts in fibrocystic breast disease, the most common non cancerous disease of the breast
Apocrine metaplasia
benign (not cancer) condition. They’re one of the most common causes of a breast lump and candevelop in either one or both breasts. It’s thought they develop naturally as the breast changes with age due to normal changes in hormone levels
Breast Cysts
two common, closely related, non-cancerous conditions that often develop together in the breast
Columnar cell change and Columnar cell hyperplasia
nonneoplastic alteration characterized by spherules of basement membrane material surrounded by myoepithelial cells
Collagenous spherulosis
- also known as mammary ____, is a benign (non-cancerous) breast condition that occurs when a milk duct in the breast widens and its walls thicken
Duct Ectasia
pathological entity encountered when breast biopsies are done for investigation of punctate or amorphous calcifications. ____ involves the terminal ductal and lobular units (TDLU’s).
Columnar alteration with prominent apical snouts and secretions (CAPSS)
benign (noncancerous), wart-like tumors that grow within the milk ducts of the breast. They are made up of gland tissue along with fibrous tissue and blood vessels (called fibrovascular tissue)
Intraductal Papilloma’s of the Breast
- occurs when one breast has a different size, volume, position, or form from the other.
- common abnormality seen on mammogram results
breast asymmetry
one of the condition that cause breast asymmetry
juvenile hypertrophy
- condition in which the nipple is pulled inward into the breast instead of pointing outward
- aka niple inversion, nipple retraction, or invaginated nipple, although some observers distinguish these two variations
inverted nipples
- tissue is a relatively common congenital condition in which abnormal accessory breast tissue is seen in addition to the presence of normal breast tissue.
- can be found anywhere along the thoracoabdominal region of the milk line (the embryologic mammary streak) but are most frequently found in the axilla and may occur bilaterally.
Accessory breast tissue
- come in different shapes and sizes. Normal breast tissue can sometimes feel lumpy.
lumps
can be a sign of a serious form of cancer known as inflammatory breast cancer.
dimpling
dimpling of the breast causes the skin to look like the pitting and uneven skin of an orange. Sometimes, the skin can also be
red and inflamed.
peau d’orange
can be described as tenderness, throbbing, sharp, stabbing, burning pain or tightness in the breast tissue.
mastalgia, breast pain
- swelling caused by a build-up of fluid in the body’s tissues.
- is a long-term condition, which means that once it has developed it can be controlled but is unlikely to ever go away completely.
Lymphoedema
Breast Changes During Your Lifetime That Are Not Cancer
- Before or during your menstrual periods
- During pregnancy
- As you approach menopause
- If you are taking hormones
- After menopause
DIAGNOSIS OF BREAST CARCINOMA
- Mammography
- Ultrasound
- MRI
- Biopsy
- Laboratory Test
