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| What type of studies should you get to evaluate for metastasis in a patient with breast cancer? |
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| CBC, LFTs, and chest xray |
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| What kind of imaging of the breast can be obtained to elp delineate the local extent of breast cancer prior to considering breast conservation therapy? |
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| What is T0 breast cancer? |
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| no evidence of primary tumor |
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| What is breast cancer T1? |
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| less than or equal to 2cm |
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| What is breast cancer T2? |
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| What is breast cancer T3? |
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| What is T4a breast cancer? |
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| What is T4b breast cancer? |
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| edema or ulceration of the skin |
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| What is T4c breast cancer? |
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| both chest wall extension and skin involvement |
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| What is T4d breast cancer? |
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| no regional nodal metastasis |
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| mobile ipsilateral axillary nodal metastasis |
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| fixed ipsilateral axillary nodal metastases |
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| ipsilateral internal mammary nodal metastases |
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| What is Mx breast cancer? |
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| What is stage 0 breast cancer? |
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| What is stage I breast cancer? |
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| T0-T1, N1, M0 OR T2, N0, M0 |
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| What is stage IIIA breast cancer? |
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| T0-T2, N2, M0 OR T3, N1-N2, M0 |
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| What is stage IIIB breast cancer? |
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T4, N0-N2, M0
Tany, N3, M0 |
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| What is breast cancer stage IV? |
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| What is a dominant breast mass? |
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| a 3-D breast mass that persists throughout the menstrual cycle |
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| What is a core needle biopsy? |
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| large bore (10-14 gauge) needle biopsy that provides a histologic diagnosis |
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| What are level 1, 2, and 3 axillary nodes? |
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| level1 nodes are lateral to the pectoral minor muscles; level 2 nodes are deep to the pectoral minor muscles and level 3 nodes are medial to the pec minor muscle |
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| What is triple negative breast cancer? |
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| estrogen, progesterone and HER2-neu receptor negative |
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| What percent of breast cancers are triple negative? |
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| How should you evaluate stage III breast cancer for metastasis? |
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| CBC, LFT, CXR, bone scan, abdominal CT, and brain CT or MRI if the patient has headaches or neurologic complaints |
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| axillary lymph node dissection |
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| sentinel lymph node biopsy |
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| Patients with stage II breast cancer and locoregional control only have what risk of recurrence of disease? |
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| At what breast cancer stage are most women recommended systemic chemotherapy? |
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| stage II disease or greaster |
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