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    THE BREAST 1

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    The document provides an overview of breast anatomy, including microanatomy and developmental disorders, as well as the functions of the female breast. It discusses clinical presentations of breast diseases, including symptoms of breast cancer and various types of breast lesions. Additionally, it highlights the importance of breast cancer screening and the sociocultural significance of the breast.

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    The document provides an overview of breast anatomy, including microanatomy and developmental disorders, as well as the functions of the female breast. It discusses clinical presentations of breast diseases, including symptoms of breast cancer and various types of breast lesions. Additionally, it highlights the importance of breast cancer screening and the sociocultural significance of the breast.

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    THE BREAST

    Clifford Owobu
    • Relevant Anatomy
    • Clinical Presentation of breast lesions
    • Inflammatory breast diseases
    • Benign breast lesions
    • Breast cancer
    • Breast cancer screening
    MICROANATOMY
    • 6 – 10 major ducts
    • Lining:
     Keratinizing Strat
    sq. epithelium
     Double-layered
    epithelium
     Stages of breast
    development
    MICROANAT
    OMY
    • Lobes
    • Lobules
    • Glands/Acini
    • Cells
    • Stromal
    MICROANATOMY
    Two major structures:
    Ducts
    Lobules

    Two types of epithelial


    cells
    Luminal cells
    Myoepithelial cells
    NB: Strat. Sq Epith – tip of nipple

    Two types of stroma


    Interlobular
    intralobular
    MICROANATOM
    Y
    DEVELOPMENTAL DISORDER
    • Supernumerary nipples or breasts

    • Accessory Breast Tissue


    subcutaneous tissue of the chest wall
    subcutaneous tissue of the axillary fossa

    NB: Prophylactic mastectomies, therefore markedly reduce, but do not


    completely eliminate, the risk of breast cancer.

    • Congenital Nipple Inversion


    FUNCTION OF
    THE FEMALE
    BREAST
    FUNCTION OF
    THE FEMALE
    BREAST

    Nutritional support
    and survival of infants
    FUNCTION OF
    THE FEMALE
    BREAST

    Sociocultural
    importance
    => Femininity
    FUNCTION OF THE
    FEMALE BREAST

    Symbol of beauty
    FUNCTION OF THE
    FEMALE BREAST

    Erogenous organ
    CLINICAL PRESENTATION OF BREAST
    DISSEASE
    SYMPTOMS OF PATIENTS PRESENTATIONS OF BREAST CANCERS
    CLINICAL PRESENTATION OF BREAST
    DISSEASE
    NIPPLE DISCHARGE • Bloody
    • Normal o Large duct papillomas, cysts (+/-
    serous discharge)
    • Milky o Pregnancy
    o Endocrine causes e.g., pit o Cancers
    adenoma, hypothyroidism
    NB: Discharge in older women that
    o Drugs: OCP, tricyclic is spontaneous, unilateral, and
    antidepressant, methydopa bloody is likely to have a malignant
    o Repeated nipple stimulation origin
    CLINICAL PRESENTATION OF BREAST
    DISSEASE
    PALPABLE MASSES INFLAMMATORY CHANGES
    • Benign/malignant lesions LUMPINESS
    • Xtics
    • Relationship to age and
    quadrants NB: Symptoms/signs =>
    • Usefulness in screening Anxiety; Existential crisis
    PAIN
    • Cyclical/non-cyclical
    DISEASES OF THE
    BREAST

    Developmental disorder
    Inflammatory
    Benign epithelial
    Carcinoma
    Stromal tumours
    DISEASES OF THE
    BREAST
    Summary

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