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primary granulomatous inflammation of breast lobules (not assoc. with any other organ involvement) |
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dilation of large ducts containing fatty detritus and surrounded by fibrosis and chronic inflammation. - postmenopausal
- subareolar
- nipple d/c
- lesion palpable
- may cause skin retraction
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| fat necrosis of the breast |
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hx of trauma 1-2 weeks prior often in elderly with pendulous breasts early lesions hemorrhagic then becomes brown with central liq oily fluid fibrosis --> firm SQ mass, may cause dimpling of skin |
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breast infarct thrombophlebitis of breast and adjacent thoraco-abdominal wall gross: firm, nodular, cord-like induration under skin micro: thrombosis and phlebitis; sudden in onset |
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GROSS well-circumscribed easily movable no necrosis MICRO stroma: usually loose CT epithelial: round glands or are elongated, distorted by growth of stromal cells rarely become malignant |
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- similar to fibroadenoma, but less well delineated
- stroma is more cellular
- can be benign or malignant
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most common cause of nipple d/c (serous/serosanguinous/sanguinous) location: subareolar, from large CD gross: pedunculated, greyish tan, soft easily friable, within dilated duct micro: complex papillary configurations wtih fibrovascular core with 2 layers of cells (outer epithelial and myoepithelial) |
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| fibrocystic changes (aka disease) |
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presence of cysts within breast in excess of "normal" tenderness common bilateral 24-45 y.o. women gross: somewhat poorly delineated and mod firm, containing several to numerous cysts. micro: * cysts; lined by flat cells and sometimes by columnar cells
* apocrine metaplasia: cells very eosinophilic
* fibrosis |
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| ductal carcinoma in situ (DCIS) - list 4 types aka in situ ductal carcinoma intraductal carcinoma |
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types: - comedocarcinoma
- in-situ papillary carcinoma
- solid in-situ ductal carcinoma
- micropapillary in-situ ductal carcinoma
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