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male pathology
MALE BREAST CANCER
 This is very rare, 1% of all male cancers unlike its female counterpart.
 It is usually a disease of the elderly.
 Detailed epidemiologic studies are few but there is a general impression that it is an aggressive disease compared to female breast cancer,
 secondary to lesser amount of breast tissue in the male breast.
 when these tumors are compared to female tumors of similar size, grade, and lymph nodes, the prognosis is similar.
 It may ulcerate the overlying skin and invade the chest wall.
 If metastasis occurs, it generally follows the same patterns as female breast cancer.
 About 50% of the time, there is metastasis to regional lymph nodes at the time of initial diagnosis.
 About 70% of these tumors are positive for estrogen and progesterone receptors.
 Paget's disease of the nipple is more common in men than in women, usually presenting with an underlying mass and axillary lymph node metastasis.
 Mutations within the BRCA2 gene are associated with an increased breast cancer risk. Klinefelter's syndrome is also a risk factor, just as it is for gynecomastia
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GYNECOMATIA
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enlargement of the male breast.
It is the end result of hormonal imbalance with prolonged estrogen exposure.
Occasionally there is a temporary physiologic change during puberty or old age.
But in most cases, there is an underlying disease or medical condition.
Associations
Klinefelter's syndrome
Functioning testicular neoplasms (Leydig
cell tumors, Sertoli cell tumors)
Cirrhosis of the liver
Alcohol
Marijuana
Heroin
microscope,
the ducts are hyperplastic
surrounded by a mildly cellular stroma with edema.
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female breast pathology
1/ inflammatory and related disorders
Duct ectasia
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= varicocele , comedo, periductal, state milkmastitis
nonspecific dilatation of the major subareolar ducts with occasional involvement of the smaller ducts, unrelated to fibrocystic change.
may produce nipple retraction or inversion
discharge 20%
large duct dilation containing necrobiotic material
thick wall by fibrosis
calcification common
The material within the ducts often calcifies. Infiltration of lymphocytes, plasma cells, and histiocytes occurs in the periductal tissue
appears as tubular and or annular shadows
Microscopically, the dilated ducts contain foamy macrophages mixed with lipid material, cholesterol clefts and eosinophilic debris
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2/ fibrocystic disease see below
Generality
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Cystic mastopathy
Schimmelbush's disease
Mammary dysplasia
Chronic mastitis
Fibrocystic changes
Not necessary premalignant
24-45 y old
white
bilateral
may be asymmetric
long term contraceptive use may decrease incidence
May be due to relative or absolute excess of estrogen, decrease in progesterone, or abnormal response to either hormone by breast tissue
disease of the terminal duct lobule unit
"Blue-dome" cysts which may be quite large
• Firm gray-white fibrous tissue
Cysts containing inspissated secretions which may calcify
• Cysts may also contain macrophages; lined by flattened epithelium
• Apocrine metaplasia with columnar epithelium containing small nuclei and brightly eosinophilic cytoplasm
About 10% of women have clinically evident disease
• May be associated with tenderness and irregular nodularity which varies during the menstrual cycle
• Microcalcifications may be demonstrable on mammogram
• May be associated with epithelial hyperplasia or sclerosing adenosis although these entities should be reported separately
• Cysts, fibrosis, and apocrine metaplasia do not elevate risk for breast carcinoma
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Histological apprearance
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Stromal fibrosis
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Secondary to cyst rupture
Mild to dense hyalinization
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Cysts formation
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Microscopic to grossly visible
Cloudy
Yellow or clear fluid
Blue dome cysts
Typically clustered
Flattening or loss of epithelium
Thick fibrous wall
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Chronic inflammation
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Secondary to cyst rupture
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Fibroadenomatoid change
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Stromal proliferation and slit like spaces
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Apocrine metaplasia
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Eosinophilic
Snout cells
Pas+
Prominent nucleoli
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Epithelial hyperplasia
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3/ adenosis
Generality
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Inhttp://www.breastdiseases.com/slides/ben19.htm the early stage, the lobules are enlarged.
spectrum of changes within the lobules beginning from the hyperplasia to the subsequent fibrosis and calcifications.
early stage of adenosis, the lobules are enlarged with an increased number of acini
Later, myoepithelial proliferation and stromal fibrosis cause distortion of the individual acini, the so called sclerosing adenosis
Within the acini, laminated, purple, psammoma bodies often occur
A compressed, cord-like arrangement sometimes simulate invasive carcinomas. Although the lobular borders become irregular, the lobules remain intact
With further stromal fibrosis and atrophy, the acini become few in number and the lobules become small
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types
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Sclerosing adenosis
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Radial scar
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a benign lesion
names
=infiltrating epitheliosis,
nonencapsulated sclerosing lesion,
indurative mastopathy,
scleroelastic lesion,
sclerosing papillary proliferation, benign sclerosing ductal hyperplasia,
radial sclerosing lesion.
Most radial scars are spiculated masses or areas of architectural distortion,
often with multiple long spicules and central areas of lucency.
Radial scar occurs in the background of :
benign ductal hyperplasia,
intraductal papilloma
sclerosing adenosis, in which fibrous stromal undergoes fibrosis and elastosis
As a result, the ducts and ductules become distorted and arranged in a radiating pattern
The ducts entrapped in the scar superficially resemble invasive carcinoma
These benign ducts retain the usual epithelial and myoepithelial cells without significant nuclear atpyia.
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Blunt duct adenosis
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Dilation of small ducts with blunting of the ends
Hyperplasia of both luminal and basal epithelium
Increase in the associated surrounding specialized connective tissue
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Nodular adenosis
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Combination of blunt duct adenosis and sclerosing adenosis
Increased cellularity without significant sclerosis
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Micronodular adenosis
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Irregular distribution in fat or fibrous tissue of small, uniform duct with open lumina containing eosinophilic secretions
Not associated sclerosis or stromal reaction
Myoepithelial layer may be absent
Thick basement membrane present
Differential diagnosis : tubular carcinoma
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Adenomyoepithelial adenosis [apocrine]
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Microglandular adenosis in which the glands enlarge
Undergo apocrine metaplasia
Prominent myoepithelial cell layer
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Atypical apocrine sclerosing lesion
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Sclerosing adenosis with apocrine metaplasia
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BENIGN BREAST LESIONS
OR
NON-NEOPLASTIC CHANGES AND NEOPLASMS
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A. Cyst
B. Ductal hyperplasia with and without atypia
C. Adenosis
D. Fibrosis
A. Papilloma
B. Radial scar
A. Fibroadenoma
B. Phyllodes tumor
A. Hamartoma
B. Vascular tumors
C. Granular cell tumor
D. Stromal tumors
A. Paget's disease
B. Chronic dermatitis
C. Nipple adenoma (papilloma, papillomatosis)
A. Fat necrosis
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4/ CYSTIC HYPERPLASIA SECRETORY OF THE BREAST
HISTOLOGICAL TYPES
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CHARACTERIZATION
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General
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Dilated cysts lined by orderly, flat columnar epithelial cells with eosinophilic cytoplasm and round to oval vesicular cytologically benign nuclei and filled with homogenous, eosinophilic, colloid-like material
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VARIANTS
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Preganancy-like pseudolactational hyperplasia
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In 4/5 cases, there was merging of this change with cystic hyperplasia
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Proliferative Lesions and their Relative Risks
for Developing Invasive Breast Cancer*
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Nonproliferative changes: 70% of cases
Relative Risk = 1.0
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Adenosis
Cysts and apocrine change
Ductal ectasia
Mild epithelial hyperplasia of usual type
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Proliferative disease without atypia: 26% of cases
Relative Risk = 1.5-2.0
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Hyperplasia of usual type, moderate or florid
Papilloma
Sclerosing adenosis
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Proliferative disease with atypia: 4% of cases
Relative Risk = 4-5
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Atypical ductal hyperplasia
Atypical lobular hyperplasia
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*Modified from Table 1 by DL Page and WD Dupont: Premalignant conditions and markers of elevated risk in the breast and their management. Surg Clin N Amer 1990;70:831-851.
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FIBROCYSTIC CHANGESsee above
FIBROCYSTIC CHANGES
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the most common disorder of the breast
most frequent during the reproductive years from 20-40 years peaking around menopause.
It may be present in up to 60% of women and may be asymptomatic.
The most common patterns are adenosis, cyst formation and fibrosis.
Depending upon the degree of changes, the breast may have a lumpy bumpy appearance and feel.
Calcifications may form and are identified on mammography. Occasionally the calcification pattern may be atypical, prompting a biopsy.
The disorder may be related to hormonal imbalance with an excess of estrogens.
Oral contraceptive use may decrease the changes since it usually provides a balance of progesterone and estrogen
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4/ PRLIFERATIVE BREAST DISEASES
These changes in the breast are associated with an increased risk for breast cancer.
This category comprises the following conditions moderate or florid epithelial hyperplasia, with or without atypica, sclerosing adenosis, and small duct papillomas.
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Histologic Changes
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Relative Risk
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Mild ductal hyperplasia, adenosis, cystic changes, apocrine metaplasia
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No increased risk
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Sclerosing adenosis, moderate to florid epithelial hyperplasia, papillomas (Proliferative breast disease)
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1.5-2x
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Atypical ductal and atypical lobular hyperplasia
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4-5x
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DCIS and LCIS
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11x
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A description of each histologic change is provided below.
Epithelial hyperplasia
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Proliferation of epithelial layers usually three or more layers in thickness
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Atypical ductal hyperplasia
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Proliferation of ductal epithelial cells sharing some but not all the features of ductal carcinoma in situ (DCIS)
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Atypical lobular hyperplasia
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Proliferation of lobular cells sharing features of lobular carcinoma in situ (LCIS) but filling or distending less than 50% of the acini within the lobule
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Sclerosing adenosis
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Increased numbers of benign ducts distorted by sclerosis. Complex sclerosing areas with abundant fibrosis and elastosis are called radical scars or complex sclerosing lesions
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Small duct papillomas
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Papillomas composed of bland epithelial cells with a well defined fibrovascular core, a basal myoepithelial layer, and intact basement membrane
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The stratification of risk is an important advance in the understanding of breast disease.
these changes are still uncommon.
If a cohort of women undergoing breast biopsies for benign disease are examined, 50% will have proliferative changes.
Of these 50%, 5-10% will have atypical hyperplasia.
Of this latter category, 15% will develop invasive carcinoma (JAMA 1992;267:941).
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Commonly Used Terms
Epitheliosis
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British term for epithelial hyperplasia.
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Fenestrations
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Irregular lumens present within ducts.
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6/ BENIGN TUMOR OF THE BREAST
adenomas
Generality
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Focal
Usually solitary proliferation
Predominantly the epithelium component of the breast
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types
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Lactating adenoma
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Solitary or multiple movable masses during pregnancy
Localized hyperplasia
May occur in ectopic breast tissue
Gray tan cut tissue
Well circumscribed
Necrosis and lymphocytic infiltrate common
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types
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Lactating adenoma
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Solitary or multiple movable masses during pregnancy
Localized hyperplasia
May occur in ectopic breast tissue
Gray tan cut tissue
Well circumscribed
Necrosis and lymphocytic infiltrate common
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Tubular adenoma
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Present in young adult
Solitary
Well circumscribed
Firm
Tan yellow mass
Closely packed regular small tubules
Decreased numbers of myoepithelium cells
Minimal stroma
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Intraductal papilloma
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Intraductal papilloma usually occurs within a major duct in the subareolar region.
When a similar papilloma occurs in the nipple, the term nipple adenoma or papillomatosis is used
The clinical presentation is:
bloody,
serous nipple discharge.
The excised lesion is usually small, less than 1-2 cm in size
some papillomas are larger than 4 cm, especially those associated with hemorrhage and cystic change.
Sometimes the papillomas are multiple involving a group of ducts.
Multiple peripheral papillomas are associated with an increased risk for local recurrence and subsequent development of breast carcinoma.
Microscopically, the papillomas form papillary fronds supported by fibrous cores and covered with hyperplastic epithelium
solid areas are common, either focal or predominant
The proliferative epithelium is made up of epithelial and myoepithelial cells.
Secondary changes occur often in the form of :
hemorrhage,
infarct,
fibrosis
hyalinization, most likely resulting from torsion of the fibrous stalks and ischemic injury.
The damaged epithelium and hyalinized stroma may also deposit calcium.
In core biopsies, potential diagnostic problems include entrapped ducts in the hyaline stroma interpreted as invasive carcinoma
Nuclear atypia in papillary lesions needs careful evaluation to rule out atypical hyperplasia and ductal carcinoma in situ.
Juvenile papillomatosis = marked ductal hyperplasia in adolescents and young women.
The involved ducts are cystically dilated with a Swiss cheese pattern.
Atypical ductal hyperplasia and carcinoma may occur
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Nipple adenoma
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ductal hyperplasia of the lactiferous ducts,
sometimes protruding onto the nipple surface to manifest as a granular or ulcerated lesion.
Typical patients are 40-50 years of age.
Histologic
mixture of:
intraductal papilloma,
adenosis,
tubular glands,
lined by epithelial and myoepithelial cells without nuclear atypia
Rare mitotic figures may be seen.
This benign tumor coexists with breast carcinoma in 16% of patients.
Nipple adenoma should be distinguished from subareolar sclerosing papillomatosis which occurs deeper in the breast tissue. Histologic appearance of both lesions is similar.
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FIBROEPITHELIAL TUMORS
A/ FIBROADENOMA
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VARIANT
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CLINICAL
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HISTOPATHOLOGY
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Fibroadenomatoid hyperplasia
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No mass
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Histologically identical changes of a fibroadenoma without mass effect
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Tubular adenoma
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Similar to fibroadenomas
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Composed predominately of proliferating tubules with little intervening stroma
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Lactating adenoma
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Seen during pregnancy
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Similar to tubular adenoma with lactational changes present within the tubules
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Juvenile fibroadenoma
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Similar to fibroadenomas, more common during adolescence
May be bilateral or multiple and may recur several times
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Pericanalicular growth pattern and prominent epithelial hyperplasia
Mild degree of stromal overgrowth but no cellular atypia and only rare mitotic figures
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Giant fibroadenoma
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Large fibroadenomas usually greater than 10 cm
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Term has fallen out of favor and not used
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Commonly Used Terms
Intracanalicular
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Glands are compressed into slit
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like spaces by stroma.
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Pericanalicular
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Intact round to oval spaces surrounded by stroma.
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Stromal multinucleated giant cells
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Occasionally seen in the stroma. No mitotic figures are present. It is a benign change.
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Phyllodes Tumor (Cystosarcoma Phyllodes) 
malignant counterpart of fibroadenoma is cystosarcoma phyllodes
epithelial elements are benign, but the stromal tissue is malignant.
It results from malignant degeneration of fibroadenoma,
estimated to occur in 1% of patients, who have fibroadenoma for many years
At presentation, most women are between 40 and 50 years with a typical presentation of a rapidly growing mass.
The phyllodes tumor has a lobulated,
leaf-like appearance and varies in size from 1 cm to greater than 15 cm
Microscopically,
the branching, hyperplastic ducts are surrounded by a stroma,
which is mostly fibrous and much more cellular than fibroadenoma
In addition, nuclear atypia and increased mitotic activity occur
stromal components may contain:
liposarcoma,
leiomyosarcoma,
rhabdomyosarcoma,
malignant fibrous histiocytoma,
angiosarcoma,
chondrosarcoma
osteosarcoma.
In the absence of epithelial cells, the neoplasm is classified as primary stromal sarcoma of the breast, which is generally more aggressive than phyllodes tumor.
majority of phyllodes tumors are local problems and do not metastasize
20% of phyllodes tumors metastasize by vascular spread,
most commonly to the lung, pleura, and bone
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Risk Factors for Breast Cancer
Maternal relative with breast cancer. Women whose mother or sister or aunt had breast cancer, particularly at a younger age, have a greater risk.
BRCA1 and BRCA2 genes.
The incidence of the BRCA1 gene on chromosome 17 may be 1 in 800 women.
The BRCA2 gene on chromosome 13 is less frequent but associated with early onset breast carcinomas.
The presence of these genes may explain some of the familial cases, and may be the etiology for about 1% of breast cancers overall.
Longer reproductive span.
Women who have an earlier menarche and/or a later menopause, increasing the length of reproductive years, are at greater risk.
Obesity. Women who are overweight are at increased risk. In addition, increased dietary fat intake is a risk.
Nulliparity. Women who have never borne children are at greater risk, while women who have been pregnant are at a lower risk.
Later age at first pregnancy. Women who had their first child over age 30 are at greater risk.
Atypical epithelial hyperplasia. Although fibrocystic changes that produce benign breast "lumps" are not premalignant, the presence of atypical changes in ductular epithelium does increase the risk.
Previous breast cancer. Women who have had breast cancer in the opposite breast are at increased risk for cancer in the remaining breast.
Previous endometrial carcinoma. Women who have had adenocarcinoma of the endometrium are at increased risk for breast cancer.
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Relative Risk for Breast Carcinoma
Histologic Changes
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Relative Risk
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Mild ductal hyperplasia, adenosis, cystic changes, apocrine metaplasia
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No increased risk
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Sclerosing adenosis, moderate to florid epithelial hyperplasia, papillomas
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1.5-2x
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Atypical ductal and atypical lobular hyperplasia
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4-5x
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DCIS and LCIS
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11x
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Commonly Used Terms
Adenosis
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Increase in glandular acinar units per lobule.
If the gland lumens are enlarged, it is termed blunt duct adenosis.
If the lumens are distorted, it is called sclerosing adenosis.
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Apocrine metaplasia
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A benign metaplastic change where the normal ductal epithelium is replaced by large eosinophilic cells with abudant cytoplasm.
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Fibrosis
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Scarring fibrosis frequently secondary to ruptured cysts and extravasation of fluid.
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4/ breat CANCER
Invasive Carcinomas of the Breast
Histologic Type
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Frequency (%)
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5-year Survival (%)
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Infiltrating Ductal Carcinoma
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63.6
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79
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Infiltrating Lobular Carcinoma
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5.9
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84
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Infiltrating Ductal & Lobular Carcinoma
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1.6
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85
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Medullary Carcinoma
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2.8
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82
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Mucinous (colloid) Carcinoma
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2.1
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95
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Comedocarcinoma
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1.4
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87
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Paget's Disease
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1.0
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79
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Papillary Carcinoma
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0.8
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96
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Tubular Carcinoma
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0.6
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96
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Adenocarcinoma, NOS
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7.5
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65
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Carcinoma, NOS
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3.5
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62
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Non-invasive Carcinomas of the Breast
Histologic Type
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Frequency (%)
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5-year Survival (%)
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Intraductal Carcinoma
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3.6
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>99
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Lobular Carcinoma in situ (LCIS)
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1.6
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>99
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Intraductal & LCIS
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0.2
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>99
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Papillary Carcinoma
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0.4
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>99
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Comedocarcinoma
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0.3
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>99
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SYNONYMS
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Duct carcinoma with productive fibrosis
Scirrhous carcinoma
Carcinoma simplex
Invasive duct carcinoma, not otherwise specified (NOS)
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INCIDENCE
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One in nine women will develop breast cancer within her lifetime
27 per 100,000 in USA
44,000 women dying yearly
60-80% of all malignant breast tumors
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EPIDEMIOLOGIC ASSOCIATIONS
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CHARACTERIZATION
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Geography
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4-7x more common in US than Asia
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Genetics
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5-10% of women have inheritance of a mutation in the breast cancer gene (BRCA1 and BRCA2)
1.5-2x risk for women with first degree relatives with breast CA
4-6x risk with two affected relatives
Familial syndromes (Li-Fraumeni syndrome, Cowden's syndrome, Ataxia-Telangiectasia)
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Age
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Steady rise to menopause
Average age of diagnosis is 64 yrs
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Length of reproductive life
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Early menarche (start of menstruation) and late menopause increases risk
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Parity
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Increased risk if first child born after 30 yrs of age
Increased risk in nulliparous than multiparous women
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Obesity
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Increased risk due to excess estrogen synthesis from peripheral fat in postmenopausal women
Decreased risk in obese women <40 yrs
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Exogenous estrogens
|
Controversial but may have a slightly increased risk
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Endogenous estrogen excess
|
Functioning ovarian tumors producing estrogen
postmenopausal women with high circulating levels of estrogen
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Race
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Overall incidence is lower in black women but do present with more advanced stage with increased mortality as compared to white women
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Carcinoma of the contralateral breast or endometrium
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Increased risk of breast cancer
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Radiation exposure
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Risk increases with younger age of exposure and higher radiation doses
Mantle radiation for Hodgkin's disease have 20-30% increased risk 10-20 yrs following radiation
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Diet
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Moderate or heavy alcohol consumption
No association with coffee or cigarette smoking
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location
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Upper outer quadrant: 50%
Central area: 20%
Lower outer quadrant: 10%
Upper inner quadrant: 10%
Lower inner quadrant: 10%
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PATHOGENESIS
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CHARACTERIZATION
|
ras oncogene
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Mutations present in 10-30%
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c-myc
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Ampflication of 17% of cancers
Altered expression had significantly shorter disease free survival
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Clinicopathologic Features and Results of the
Immunohistochemical Stains in 26 Breast Cancers
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Tumor
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Immunostain
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Treatment
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|
Case
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Age
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Tumor Type
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Tumor
Size (cm)
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Grade
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Stage
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Progesterone
Receptors
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Estrogen
Receptors
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Bcl-2
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p53
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Chemo-therapy
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Radiation Therapy
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Follow-up After Surgery (mos)
|
1
|
71
|
D
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1.5
|
2
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IV
|
-
|
+
|
2
|
2
|
+
|
+
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AWD (48)
|
2
|
41
|
M
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1.0
|
2
|
I
|
+
|
+
|
1
|
0
|
-
|
-
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NED (20)
|
3
|
88
|
D
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2.0
|
2
|
IIA
|
+
|
+
|
2
|
2
|
+
|
-
|
NED (52)
|
4
|
44
|
D
|
1.8
|
2
|
IIA
|
+
|
+
|
1
|
3
|
-
|
-
|
NED (8)
|
5
|
47
|
M
|
1.5
|
2
|
I
|
-
|
+
|
0
|
3
|
-
|
-
|
NED (29)
|
6
|
54
|
D
|
2.5
|
2
|
IV
|
-
|
-
|
3
|
3
|
+
|
-
|
DOD (36)
|
7
|
42
|
M
|
1.5
|
1
|
I
|
+
|
+
|
0
|
3
|
-
|
-
|
NED (60)
|
8
|
50
|
M
|
2.0
|
1
|
I
|
-
|
+
|
0
|
3
|
-
|
-
|
NED (156)
|
9
|
47
|
D
|
1.5
|
3
|
I
|
-
|
-
|
3
|
0
|
-
|
-
|
LTF
|
10
|
58
|
D
|
3.5
|
1
|
IIA
|
-
|
-
|
0
|
0
|
-
|
-
|
NED (72)
|
11
|
45
|
M
|
1.5
|
1
|
I
|
+
|
+
|
0
|
0
|
-
|
-
|
NED (60)
|
12
|
65
|
M
|
1.4
|
1
|
I
|
-
|
-
|
2
|
0
|
-
|
-
|
NED (60)
|
13
|
75
|
D
|
1.5
|
2
|
IIA
|
+
|
+
|
3
|
0
|
-
|
-
|
NED (24)
|
14
|
65
|
D
|
0.7
|
2
|
I
|
+
|
+
|
2
|
3
|
-
|
-
|
NED (13)
|
15
|
46
|
D
|
1.4
|
1
|
I
|
+
|
+
|
2
|
3
|
-
|
-
|
NED (23)
|
16
|
63
|
D
|
2.0
|
2
|
I
|
-
|
+
|
2
|
0
|
-
|
-
|
NED (19)
|
17
|
57
|
D
|
2.8
|
2
|
IV
|
-
|
+
|
3
|
0
|
+
|
+
|
AWD (14)
|
18
|
42
|
D
|
1.5
|
3
|
IIA
|
-
|
-
|
2
|
2
|
+
|
+
|
NED (52)
|
19
|
38
|
D
|
2.5
|
2
|
IIB
|
+
|
+
|
1
|
3
|
+
|
+
|
NED (53)
|
20
|
60
|
D
|
1.3
|
3
|
I
|
+
|
+
|
1
|
3
|
+
|
+
|
NED (65)
|
21
|
65
|
D+L
|
1.2
|
3
|
IIA
|
+
|
+
|
1
|
3
|
+
|
+
|
LTF
|
22
|
56
|
D
|
4.0
|
3
|
IIA
|
-
|
-
|
1
|
0
|
-
|
-
|
NED (39)
|
23
|
78
|
D
|
1.5
|
2
|
I
|
+
|
+
|
1
|
0
|
-
|
-
|
NED (22)
|
24
|
75
|
D
|
2.7
|
2
|
IIB
|
+
|
+
|
3
|
0
|
+
|
+
|
NED (23)
|
25
|
69
|
D
|
2.5
|
3
|
IV
|
+
|
+
|
3
|
0
|
+
|
+
|
AWD (16)
|
26
|
58
|
D
|
3.2
|
3
|
IV
|
+
|
+
|
3
|
0
|
+
|
+
|
AWD (33)
|
M = medullary features
D = ductal carcinoma
L = lobular carcinoma
1 = weak staining
2 = moderate staining
3 = strong staining
NED = no evidence of disease
AWD = alive with disease
DOD = dead of disease
LTF = lost to follow-up
- Infiltrating ductal carcinoma. p53 immunostain decorates the nuclei of the majority of the neoplastic cells.
|
 Strong Bcl-2 immunostain decorating the cytoplasm of cells lining normal as well as hyperplastic ducts
 of Bcl-2-negative infiltrating ductal carcinoma with adjacent strongly Bcl-2-positive normal ductal cells (arrows).
 Strong p53 nuclear immunoreactivity in infiltrating neoplastic ductal cells (arrows) but not in cells lining adjacent normal ducts
|
LABORATORY/RADIOLOGIC/OTHER TESTS
|
CHARACTERIZATION
|
Screening mammography
|
Yearly screening for women over 40 years of age
|
Ultrasound or CT scan
|
Ultrasound may identify solid versus cystic lesions
|
Flow cytometry
|
Diploid tumors with a high S phase fraction (SPF) have a significantly reduced disease-free survival rate when compared to diploid tumors with a low SPF
|
GROSS OR CLINICAL VARIANTS
|
CHARACTERIZATION
|
Sites
|
Slightly more common in the left than right breast (110:100)
Bilateral or sequential in 4% of cases
50%arise in the upper outer quadrant
20% in the central or subareolar region
10% each in the remaining three quadrants
|
Appearance
|
Stellate or circumscribed appearance
Usually a solid tumor with a firm gray to white cut surface
Chalky white streaks correspond to necrosis, calcification, or elastosis
|
HISTOLOGICAL TYPES
|
CHARACTERIZATION
|
Grading
|
See Commonly Used Terms
Scarf-Bloom-Richardson Grading
|
Extratumoral lymphatic tumor emboli
|
25% of cases
Majority will have accompanying lymph node metastases
|
Blood vessel invasion
|
Identified in 13% of T1N0M0 patients
In these patients, recurrence was more frequent
|
Perineural invasion
|
10% of invasive carcinomas
Usually in high grade tumors and associated with lymphatic tumor emboli
|
Elastosis
|
Abundant changes usually associated with estrogen receptor positivity
|
SPECIAL STAINS/IMMUNOPEROXIDASE/OTHER
|
CHARACTERIZATION
|
Her2-neu
|
her2-neu
|
PROGNOSIS AND TREATMENT
|
CHARACTERIZATION
|
Prognostic Factors
|
influenced by a number of factors.
|
Size of primary tumor
|
Tumors <1 cm with negative nodes have 98% survival at 5 yrs
Tumors <2 cm with negative nodes have 96% survival
|
Lymph node involvement
|
Single most important factor in determining prognosis for early breast cancer
10 yr disease free survival is 70-80% with negative nodes
One to three positive nodes 35-40%
Ten or more positive nodes 10-15%
Micrometastasis <0.2 cm are associated with better prognosis
NOTE: 20-30% of node-negative women will have a recurrence and die within 10 yrs
|
Histologic type and grade of tumor
|
Better for tubular, papillary, colloid, medullary versus NOS types
>80% of women with Grade I tumors survive 16 yrs
|
Estrogen and progesterone receptor status
|
50-85% of tumors have estrogen receptors
70% of tumors with estrogen receptors regress after hormone treatment
Only 5% of receptor negative tumors respond
|
Proliferative rate of tumor
|
Higher proliferation rates have poorer prognosis
High S-phase fraction by flow cytometry
|
Amplified oncogenes
|
|
Degree of angiogenesis
|
High correlation with increased vessel density and metastasis
|
Lymphovascular invasion
|
Strong association with lymph node metastasis
Dermal lymphatic invasion (inflammatory carcinoma) has 3 yr survival of 3-10%
|
Staging and grading
Tubule Formation (% of carcinoma composed of tubular structures)
|
Score
|
>75%
|
1
|
10-75%
|
2
|
less than 10%
|
3
|
Nuclear Pleomorphism
|
Score
|
Small, uniform cells
|
1
|
Moderate increase in size and variation
|
2
|
Marked variation
|
3
|
Mitotic Count (per 10 high power fields)
|
Score
|
Up to 7
|
1
|
8 to 14
|
2
|
15 or more
|
3
|
The grade is calculated by adding the above scores. The grade correlates with survival as follows:
Grade
|
Score
|
5-year Survival (%)
|
7-year Survival (%)
|
1
|
3 to 5
|
95
|
90
|
2
|
6 or 7
|
75
|
65
|
3
|
8 or 9
|
50
|
45
|
Stage
|
Definition
|
5-year Survival (%)
|
7-year Survival (%)
|
I
|
Tumor 2 cm or less in greatest diameter
without evidence of regional (nodal) or distant spread
|
96
|
92
|
II
|
Tumor more than 2 cm but not more than 5 cm in greatest dimension,
with regional lymph node involvement
without distant metastases,
OR > a tumor of more than 5 cm in diameter without regional (nodal) and distant spread
|
81
|
71
|
III
|
Tumors of any size with possible
skin involvement,
pectoral
chest wall fixation,
axillary or internal mammary nodal involvement,
fixed, but without distant metastases
|
52
|
39
|
IV
|
Tumor of any size with or without regional spread but with evidence of distant metastases
|
18
|
11
|
The American Joint Committee on Cancer staging identifies the following stages
Tumor
TX
|
Primary tumor cannot be assessed
|
T0
|
No evidence of primary tumor
|
Tis
|
Carcinoma in situ or Paget's disease of the nipple with no tumor
|
T1
|
Tumor 2 cm or less in greatest dimension
|
T1a
|
0.5 cm or less in greatest dimension
|
T1b
|
More than 0.5 cm but not more than 1 cm in greatest dimension
|
T1c
|
More than 1 cm but not more than 2 cm in greatest dimension
|
T2
|
Tumor more than 2 cm but not more than 5 cm in greatest dimension
|
T3
|
Tumor more than 5 cm in greatest dimension
|
T4
|
Tumor of any size with direct extension to the skin
|
T4a
|
Extension to the chest wall
|
T4b
|
Edema (including peau d'orange) or ulceration of the skin of breast with satellite skin nodules confined to the same breast
|
T4c
|
Both T4a and T4b
|
T4d
|
Inflammatory carcinoma
|
Nodal Status
NX
|
Regional lymph nodes cannot be assessed (eg previously removed)
|
N0
|
No regional lymph node metastasis
|
N1
|
Metastasis to movable ipsilateral axillary lymph nodes
|
N2
|
Metastasis to ipsilateral axillary lymph nodes fixed to one another or other structures
|
N3
|
Metastasis to ipsilateral internal mammary lymph nodes
|
Pathological Classification of Lymph Nodes (pN)
pNX
|
Regional lymph nodes cannot be assessed
|
pN0
|
No regional lymph node metastasis
|
pN1
|
Metastasis to movable ipsilateral axillary lymph nodes
|
pN1a
|
Only micrometastasis (none larger than 0.2 cm)
|
pN1b
|
Metastasis to lymph nodes, any larger than 0.2 cm
|
pN1bi
|
Metastasis in 1-3 lymph nodes, any more than 0.2 cm and all less than 2 cm in greatest dimension
|
pN1bii
|
Metastasis to 4 or more lymph nodes, any more than 0.2 cm and all less than 2 cm in greatest dimension
|
pN1biii
|
Extension of tumor beyond the capsule of a lymph node metastasis less than 2 cm in greatest dimension
|
pN1biv
|
Metastasis to a lymph node 2 cm or more in greatest dimension
|
pN2
|
Metastasis to ipsilateral axillary lymph nodes that are fixed to one another or to other structures
|
pN3
|
Metastasis to ipsilateral internal mammary lymph nodes
|
Metastasis
MX
|
Presence of metastasis cannot be assessed
|
M0
|
No distant metastasis
|
M1
|
Distant metastsis (Includes metastasis to ipsilateral supraclavicular lymph nodes)
|
The stage of the tumor is the most important prognostic factor.
Stage
|
Grouping
|
5 Year Survival
|
0
|
Tis N0 M0
|
|
I
|
T1 N0 M0
|
87%
|
IIA
|
T0 N1 M0
T1 N1 M0
T2 N0 M0
|
75%
|
IIB
|
T2 N1 M0
T3 N0 M0
|
|
IIIA
|
T0 N2 M0
T1 N2 M0
T2 N2 M0
T3 N2 M0
|
46%
|
IIIB
|
T4 Any N M0
Any T N3 M0
|
|
IV
|
Any T Any N M1
|
13%
|
DUCTAL CARCINOMA IN SITU
SYNONYMS
|
Intraductal carcinoma, DCIS
|
INCIDENCE
|
Autopsy study of 77 adult women found 14 cases of DCIS for an incidence of occult cancer in 25%
30% of all new breast cancer cases in institutions with mammographic surviellance
|
PATHOGENESIS
|
CHARACTERIZATION
|
DCIS and cancer
|
Malignant cells proliferate within the pre-existing ductal structures and basement membranes
to replace benign lining cells located within the ducts proximally and the lobules distally
The risk for progression to invasive carcinoma and for local recurrence is closely related to the pathology of DCIS.
If cancer arises, is usually occurs in the area occupied by the DCIS
DCIS is present in 80% of invasive breast cancers
Morphological similarities to invasive carcinoma
Shares highly abnormal molecular abnormalities such as DNA aneuploidy and Her2-neu gene amplification
Loss of heterozygosity studies of microdissected DCIS and invasive components of the same tumor reveal identical genetic abnormalities
|
Clonal process
|
Molecular studies have revealed a single clonal process even if multifocal
|

GROSS APPEARANCE/CLINICAL VARIANTS
|
CHARACTERIZATION
|
Multicentricity
|
In general, it has a segmental distribution, confirmed by radial rather than serial sectioning of the breast
Foci of carcinoma in more than one quadrant of the breast
Estimated at 32%
Low grade tumors more likely to be inadequately excised due to increased discontinous or multifocal growth
|
Microcalcifications
|
High grade tumors more likely to be associated with microcalcifications
|
Extensive intraductal component (EIC)
|
Defined as DCIS within an invasive carcinoma-the DCIS occupies 25% or more of the overall tumor mass and extends beyond the confines of that main mass
Presence is powerful predictor of local recurrence
|
Appearance
|
Most cases do not have distinctive gross findings
|
Comedocarcinoma
|
This is the exception with necrotic cores expressed from the cut surface as thin, soft cylinders
|
HISTOLOGICAL TYPES
|
CHARACTERIZATION
|
 |
General
|
Divided into low, intermediate, and high grade nuclei
|
 |
Low
|
Monomorphic evenly spaced cells with roughly spherical, centrally placed nuclei and inconsipicuous nucleoli
Few mitoses and little necrosis
|
 |
Intermediate
|
Changes intermediate between low and high grade
|
 |
High
|
Pleomorphic, irregularly spaced cells with large nuclei and marked variation in size and shape, coarse chromatin, and prominent nucleoli
Mitoses frequent
|
 |
Micropapillary
|
 |
 |
Cribriform
|
Rigid fenestrations with punched out spaces
|
 |
Clinging
|
Single or few layers of neoplastic cells lining the lumen of the duct
|
 |
Solid
|
 |
 |
Comedonecrosis
|
Coagulative necrosis within nests of usually solid DCIS
Calcifications common
|
 |
Neuroendocrine
|
Organoid appearance with prominent argyrophilia resembling a carcinoid tumor
|
 |
Apocrine
|
Will show usual criteria of DCIS but composed of apocrine cells
Cytologically should have marked nuclear atypia
|
 |
Small cell solid
|
Uniform population of cells with low grade features
|
 |
Encysted Papillary carcinoma in situ
|
Older women
Good prognosis
Circumscribed papillary structures with fibrovascular cores
Fibrous wall
|
 |
Clear cell
|
Cells with optically clear cytoplasm
|
 |
Signet ring
|
 |
 |
Cystic hypersecretory
|
Variant of micropapillary type with prominent mucinous secretions distending involved duct spaces resulting in cystic appearance
Mucous may be extruded into surrounding tissue
|
 |
SUMMARY OF NUCLEAR GRADE
|
CRITERIA
|
LOW GRADE
|
INTERMEDIATE GRADE
|
HIGH GRADE
|
NUCLEAR SIZE (xRBC)
|
1-1.5
|
1.0-2.0
|
>2.0
|
VARIATION IN SIZE & SHAPE
|
MILD
|
MODERATE
|
MARKED
|
CHROMATIN
|
FINE, EVEN
|
COARSE,EVEN
|
COARSE,UNEVEN
|
NUCLEOLI
|
SMALL, RARE
0-1/NUCLEUS
|
SMALL, SOME
1-2/NUCLEUS
|
LARGE, MANY
>2/NUCLEUS
|
MITOTIC ACTIVITY
|
LOW
|
INTERMEDIATE
|
HIGH
|
DIFFERENTIAL DIAGNOSIS
|
CHARACTERIZATION
|
Microinvasion
|
Diagnosed by disruption of the basement membrane with foci of invasive cancer having maximum diameter of 1 mm or less
Some also designate minimally invasive cancer with larger areas of invasive growth
|
Atypical ductal hyperplasia (ADH)
|
This is the most important and difficult distinction to be made by the pathologist.
Even expert pathologists disagree on the diagnosis of these borderline lesions.
|
CRITERIA
|
ADH
|
LOW GRADE DCIS
|
Size
|
<2-3 mm
|
>2-3 mm
|
Cellular composition
|
May have uniform population but merges with areas of usual type hyperplasia within same duct space
Spindle cells may be prominent
Myoepithelial cells always present around periphery of duct spaces
|
Single population of cells
Spindle cells rare
Myoepithelial cells usually present around periphery of duct spaces
|
Architecture
|
Micropapillary, cribriform, solid
|
Well developed micropapillayr, cribriform, or solid patterns
|
Lumina
|
May be distinct and well formed ovoid or rounded spaces in cribriform type
|
Well formed, regular punched out lumina in cribriform type often with cells oriented towards the luminal space
|
Cell orientation
|
May be regular, even placement at least focally
Cells may be at right angles to bridges in cribriform types
|
Micropapillary structures with indiscernible fibrovascular cores or smooth geometric spaces and rigid
|
Nuclear spacing
|
May be even
|
Even
|
Epithelial tumor cell character
|
Small, uniform
medium sized monotonous cell populations focally
|
Small, uniform monotonous cell population
|
Nucleoli
|
Single and small
|
Single and small
|
Mitoses
|
Infrequent, abnormal forms rare
|
Infrequent, abnormal forms rare
|
Necrosis/apoptosis
|
Rare
|
May be present
|
Myoepithelial cells
|
Present
|
Present, rarely attenuated in thickness
|
Calcification
|
May be present
|
May be present
|

SPECIAL STAINS/IMMUNOPEROXIDASE/OTHER
|
CHARACTERIZATION
|
Hormone receptor staining
|
50% positivity in micropapillary, solid, and cribriform types
20% in comedocarcinoma
|
Her2-neu
|
Present in most cases of comedocarcinoma and in mixed cases with comedonecrosis
|
Classification of DCIS by the Predominant Architecture
|
1. Papillary/micropapillary type
|
- Multiple isolated papillary projections, most of which lack fibrovascular stalks
- Papillae become fused to form Roman bridges and arches giving the impression of rigidity
- Most tumor cells have low nuclear grade
- The tumor can be quite extensive
|
|
2. Cribriform type
|
- Tumor cells are arranged in a sieve-like pattern, multiple small round glands growing in a larger gland or duct. These glands are confluent without fibrous walls. Sometimes the glands grow in a back to back fashion with only one layer of fibroblasts between them
- Most tumor cells have low nuclear grade
|
|
3. Solid type
|
- Tumor cells fill the ducts and ductules as solid sheets
- Nuclear grade is predominantly intermediate or high grade
- Necrosis is usually focal
|
|
4. Comedo type
|
- Solid growth pattern
- Central necrosis of the involved ducts is a prominent feature
- Calcification occurs within the necrosis
- High nuclear grade in most tumors, less commonly intermediate nuclear grade
|
|
Classification of DCIS by Nuclear Features
|
 |
1. Low grade
|
- Nuclear size 1-1.5 times the size of red blood cells
- Uniform in size and shape
- Finely granular chromatin even distributed
- Nucleoli small, indistinct, few in number
- Mitotic activity low
|
|
 |
2. Intermediate grade
|
- Nuclear size up to 2 times the size of red blood cells
- Mild to moderate variation in nuclear size and shape
- Coarsely granular chromatin, evenly distributed
- Nucleoli small to medium in size
- Mitotic activity between the low and high grades
|
|
 |
3. High grade
|
- Nuclear size more than 2 times of red blood cells
- Marked variation in nuclear size and shape
- Coarsely granular chromatin unevenly distributed
- Nucleoli large and multiple
- Mitotic activity high
|
|
 |
PROGNOSIS AND TREATMENT
|
CHARACTERIZATION
|
Prognostic Factors
|
Van Nuys Prognostic Index (VNPI) seeks to correlate nuclear features, necrosis, and size to form a prognostic index-See table below
|
Progression to Invasive Carcinoma
|
7/28 women with DCIS treated only with biopsy developed invasive carcinoma in the same breast after an average interval of 6.1 years
Risk of subsequent invasive cancer in the contralateral breast is 3.4%
|
Metastasis
|
not spread beyond the confines of the duct,
there are cases of metastases to local axillary regional lymph nodes
These cases may represent a missed focus of microinvasion
|
Treatment
|
Dependent upon the VNPI stage
|
Van Nuys Prognostic Index
-This is a commonly used grading system which stratifies DCIS into different risk and treatment strategies.
GRADE
|
MARGINS
|
SIZE
|
NUCLEAR GRADE
|
1
|
>/= 10 mm
|
</=15 mm
|
Low grade, Intermediate grade without necrosis
|
2
|
1-9 mm
|
16-40 mm
|
Low grade, Intermediate grade with necrosis
|
3
|
<1 mm
|
>41 mm
|
High grade with or without necrosis
|
Van Nuys Prognostic Classification
|
Group 1
|
Non-high nuclear grade without necrosis
|
Group 2
|
Non-high nuclear grade with necrosis
|
Group 3
|
High nuclear grade with or without necrosis
|
Note: As indicated earlier, the non-high nuclear grade includes low and intemediate scores
|
Van Nuys Prognostic Index Scoring Index
|
Parameter
|
1 Point
|
2 Points
|
3 Points
|
Van Nuys Classification
|
Group 1
|
Group 2
|
Group 3
|
Clear Margin
|
> or = 10 mm
|
1-9 mm
|
<1 mm
|
Lesion Size
|
< or = 15 mm
|
16-40 mm
|
> 41 mm
|
Final Score
|
Group 1
|
3 - 4 points
|
3.8% Recurrence
|
93% 8 year disease free
|
Group 2
|
5 - 7 points
|
11.1% Recurrence
|
84% 8 year disease free
|
Group 3
|
8 - 9 points
|
26.5% Recurrence
|
61 % 8 year disease free
|
Infiltrating Ductal Carcinoma
|
Not otherwise specified type (75%)
|
Special variants (20%)
|
|
Infiltrating Lobular Carcinoma (5%)
|
LOBULAR CARCINOMA IN SITU
SYNONYMS
|
LCIS
Lobular neoplasia
|
INCIDENCE
|
Range from 0.5-3.8% of otherwise benign breast biopsies
|
AGE
|
Greatest before menopause and decreases after
<10% are postmenopausal
|
GEOGRAPHY
|
|
EPIDEMIOLOGIC ASSOCIATIONS
|
CHARACTERIZATION
|
Invasive carcinoma
|
About 15% of patients will develop an invasive carcinoma
This risk is greatest within 10-15 years after the diagnosis is established
|
GROSS OR CLINICAL PRESENTATION
|
CHARACTERIZATION
|
Distribution
|
Most commonly in both breasts in multifocal and multicentric
If LCIS is found in a breast, >50% will have residual LCIS in the ipsilateral breast and >1/3 will have LCIS in the contralateral breast
|
HISTOLOGICAL TYPES
|
CHARACTERIZATION
|
Classic
|
Involved acini are filled and distended by a uniform population of cells (some state that at least 8 or more cells need to be present across the diameter of an acinus)
At least half of the acini are involved within the lobular unit
Cells may grow along ducts in a pagetoid configuration
|
DIFFERENTIAL DIAGNOSIS
|
KEY DIFFERENTIATING FEATURES
|
Aytpical lobular hyperplasia
|
Fewer than half of the acini are expanded or distorted by a uniform population of lobular cells
Other cell types may be interspersed
|
DCIS
|
Should have at least small gland like spaces
Cell wall is sharply defined
In higher grade lesions, cell morphology will be too pleomorphic
|
DCIS with cancerization of the lobules
|
|
LOBULAR CARCINOMA
SYNONYMS
|
Invasive lobular carcinoma
|
INCIDENCE
|
|
AGE-RANGE AND MEDIAN
|
Median age 45-56 years
Range 28-86 years
|
GROSS APPEARANCE/CLINICAL VARIANTS
|
CHARACTERIZATION
|
Prior and concurrent contralateral carcinomas
|
6-28% of cases
|
Subsequent contralateral carcinomas
|
1-2.38 cases/100 women per year
|
HISTOLOGICAL TYPES
|
CHARACTERIZATION
|
Classic
|
Small to medium sized cells,
occasionally with cytoplasmic mucin globules,
infiltrating the breast in a linear fashion (Indian file pattern)
targetoid arrangement around pre-existing ducts and lobules
|
Solid
|
Solid nests with classic pattern
|
Tubulolobular
|
Small tubules and cords of tumor cells in classic pattern
|
Alveolar
|
Globular aggregate of 20 or more cells
|
Pleomorphic (Large cell, pleomorphic, histiocytoid)
|
Tends to occur in older, postmenopausal women
Large cells with marked nuclear atypia and pleomorphism with classic growth pattern
In situ changes were associated with the carcinoma in 45% of cases
Estrogen receptors 81%
Progesterone 67%
Her2 neu 81%
p53 positive in 48%
Loss of heterozygosity in 52% at p53 locus, 18% at ESR locus, 19024% at Her2 neu locus, and 27-32% at the BRCA1 locus
HER-2/neu Oncogen
|
PROGNOSIS AND TREATMENT
|
CHARACTERIZATION
|
Prognostic Factors
|
Stage is most important
|
Cytokeratin immunohistochemistry detects clinically significant bone marrow biopsy metastaes
|
Two year disease free survival was 33% for H and E negative/Keratin positive cases versus 90% for H and E negative/keratin negative cases
|
Pleomorphic lobular carcinoma
|
decrease in overall survival as compared to classic carcinoma
|
5 Year Survival
|
72% overall
Probably overall better prognosis than infiltrating ductal carcinoma
|
Metastasis
|
Local recurrence 12% after 5 years
|
MEDULLARY CARCINOMA
INCIDENCE
|
5-7% of breast cancers
|
AGE RANGE-MEDIAN
|
10% <35 years
Mean varies from 46-54 years
|
GEOGRAPHY
|
More common in Japanese
|
|
Black>white
|
LABORATORY/RADIOLOGIC/OTHER TESTS
|
CHARACTERIZATION
|
Radiograph
|
Often presents with a well circumscribed tumor
|
GROSS APPEARANCE/CLINICAL VARIANTS
|
CHARACTERIZATION
|
General
|
Median 2-3 cm
Usually a moderately firm discrete tumor with a lobulated or nodular cut surface
May have necrosis or hemorrhage
|
Bilateral
|
3-18% of patients with medullary carcinoma in one breast
|
Multicentricity
|
Microscopic foci of cancer found outside the primary quadrant in 10% of cases
|
HISTOLOGICAL TYPES
|
CHARACTERIZATION
|
Classic
|
Syncytial growth pattern of poorly differentiated tumor cells with a high mitotic rate
prominent lymphoplasmacytic reaction with a circumscribed microscopic appearance-inflammatory reaction must involve 75% of the periphery and must be present diffusely throughout the substance of the tumor
No glandular or fatty breast tissue should be found within the invasive portion of the tumor
:Faripour Forouhar, M.D. UCHC
|
Atypical Medullary Carcinoma
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Resembles the usual classic case but lacks all the features
Must have at least 75% syncytial growth but does not have the other two features (circumscription, lymphoplasmacytic infilrate)
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SPECIAL STAINS/IMMUNOPEROXIDASE/OTHER
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CHARACTERIZATION
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Lymphocytes
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IgG cells predominate
Many T lymphocytes
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Hormone receptors
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>90% are estrogen and progesterone receptor negative
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Flow cytometry
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Usually aneuploid or polypoid
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PROGNOSIS AND TREATMENT
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CHARACTERIZATION
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Prognostic Factors
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Must have pure medullary carcinoma with no infiltrating ductal carcinoma
Less than 75% pure syncytial component associated with poorer prognosis
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5 Year Survival
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78%
Death secondary to disease in only 10%
95% 20 year disease free survival for stage I patients and 61% for stage II patients
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Metastasis
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Lower frequency of axillary node metastases than infiltrating ductal carcinoma, NOS
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Treatment
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Usual course for infiltrating ductal carcinoma of the breast
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Scarf-Bloom-Richardson Grading
(Nottingham Revision)-A common method of grading breast cancers. It combines scores of the tumor grade, degree of glandular differentiation, and number of mitotic figures. The higher the grade, the poorer the prognosis. Thus, tumors can have a range of 3 (well differentiated) to
9 (poorly differentiated).
BLOOM/RICHARDSON (ELSTON MOD.) GRADING METHOD
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Tubular Formation
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Score
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Majority of tumor (>75%)
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1
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Moderate Degree (10-75%)
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2
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Little or none (<10%)
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3
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Nuclear Pleomorphism
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Score
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Uniform Cells (size is not criterion)
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1
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Moderate Increase in Variability
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2
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Marked Variation (Often large nucleoli)
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3
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Mitotic Counts (per 10 high power fields)
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Score
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Low (0-5 mitotic figures)
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1
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Moderate (6-10 mitotic figures)
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2
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High (>11 mitotic figures)
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3
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FINAL GRADE
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Score
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Grade I, Well differentiated
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3-5 points
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Grade II, Moderately differentiated
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6-7 points
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Grade III, Poorly differentiated
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8-9 points
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Feature
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Score
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Tubule formation (extent within tumor)
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>75%
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1
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10-75%
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2
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<10%
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3
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Nuclear pleomorphism
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Small regular uniform
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1
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Moderate variation
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2
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Marked variation
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3
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Mitotic Count per 10 high power fields (hpf)
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0-9
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1
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10-19
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2
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>20
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3
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Characteristic
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BRCA1
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BRCA2
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Chromosome
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17q21
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13q12
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Gene
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100 kb
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70 kb
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Protein
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1863 amino acids
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3418 amino acids
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Function
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Tumor suppressor
Interacts with nuclear protein
Possible role in DNA repair
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Tumor suppressor
Interacts with nuclear protein
Possible role in DNA repair
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Mutations
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>500 identified
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>200 identified
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Risk of breast CA
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>70% by age 80 yrs
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>60% by age 70 yrs
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Age at onset
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40-50 yrs
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50 yrs and older
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Risk of other tumors
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30-60% of ovarian cancer by 70 yrs
Prostate and colon cancer
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Male breast cancer, ovary, bladder, prostate, pancreas
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Mutations in nonfamilial breast cancer
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<5%
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<5%
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Epidemiology
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Specific mutations more common in some ethnic groups
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Specific mutations more common in some ethnic groups
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Pathology of breast CA
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Higher incidence of medullary CA (13%) and higher grade tumors
DCIS less frequent
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Variable, may be mutation specific
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