Women’s Health

Front

What is the most common benign breast mass in a patient<40yoa?

Back

fibroadenoma

Front

Which of the following is NOT a risk factor for breast cancer? Early Menses, Early Menopause, Nulliparity, Obesity

Back

Early Menopause

Front

True or False: Inflammatory breast cancer can be diagnosed with at least 2 of the clinical criteria: 1- erythema covering >1/3 of the breast, 2-dimpling of the skin, 3-nipple retraction.

Back

FALSE

Answer explanation

NO cancer can be diagnosed clinically- “Tissue Is The Issue.”

For inflammatory breast cancer: need full thickness biopsy/ percutaneous core needle biopsy

Front

Name one of the receptors that can be tested for in breast cancer to be able to direct treatment:

Back

Estrogen Receptor, Estrogen, Progesterone, PR, ER, Progesterone Receptor

Answer explanation

ER & PR positive can guide therapy: when a receptor is positive, that means that when E & P binds, it stimulates rowth.. SO don’t let the binding happen (decrease the keys or close the receptor)

HER2- HER2 is a protein on the tumo, not a receptor, that causes rapid growth - BUT the good thing drugs can attack this protein !