NUR 306 Lecture Notes - Lecture 14: Brca2, Axilla, Breast Pain
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May be soft, granular, nodular or lumpy. The female cycle can affect the breast. Overlie thin disc of underdeveloped breast tissue. May be difficult to distinguish male breast tissue from surrounding muscles of chest wall. Central axillary nodes infraclavicular and supraclavicular nodes. Women with brca1 or brca2 mutation have about 57% risk of developing breast cancer by age 70. Genogram- how many generations have had brca. Women with radiologic density in more than 60% to 75% of the breast are at 4 to 6 times greater risk of breast cancer. Clinical breast exams: done by provider, acs should be done every 3 years ,20 to 40 and then every year. Mammogram or mri if history get earlier. Fibroadenoma: sphere shaped with a smoother surface than most malignant breast cancers. Pager"s disease:spread of breast cancer from the breast to the outside tissue, rash and scalling. Peau d"orange: swelling of the breast lymphedema.
