Notes in Week 1 Breast cancer PBL

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Published	08/30/2023	BRCA1 and 2 mutations are {{c1::autosomal dominant}} [inheritance pattern]
Published	08/30/2023	breast cancer diagnosis usually begins with feeling a {{c1::breast lump}}
Published	08/30/2023	Breast cancer is often asymptomatic until {{c1::metastisis}}
Published	08/30/2023	breast cancer treatment is based on the cancer's {{c1::type and stage}}
Published	08/30/2023	breast carcinoma is defined as the uncontrolled growth of {{c1::epithelial}} cells within the breast
Published	08/30/2023	breast glandular tissue produces milk and are comprised of {{c1::lobules}}
Published	08/31/2023	DCIS tumor cells secrete {{c1::mobility factor}} to help invade squamous epithelium
Published	08/30/2023	hormone receptors present in glandular tissue and their function
Published	08/30/2023	describe lobule structure
Published	08/30/2023	if {{c1::ductal caricinoma in situ}} is not treated it can cross the basement membrane to become {{c2::an invasive ductal carcinoma}}
Published	08/30/2023	in situ carcinomas from mutated epithelial cells initially localize to the {{c1::basement membrane}} of alveoli
Published	08/31/2023	lymphatics lie directly below the skin of the breast and drain into the {{c1::axillary lymph nodes}}
Published	08/30/2023	metastis to the axillary lymph nodes or other breast is via {{c1::lymph}}
Published	08/30/2023	metastis to the brain, bone, or spine is by {{c1::blood}}
Published	08/30/2023	mutations in {{c1::BRCA1, BRCA2, TP53, and ERBB2}} are common causes of breast cancer
Published	08/30/2023	risk factors associated with increased/decreased risk of breast cancer
Published	08/30/2023	the breasts are kept in place by {{c1::cooper's ligaments}}
Published	08/31/2023	the {{c1::TNM system}} is used to assign the {{c2::stage group}} of the breast cancer
Published	08/31/2023	tumor formation typically occurs where? In {{c1::epithelial cells lining a duct or a lobule}}
Published	08/30/2023	what are some complications of breast cancer?
Published	08/30/2023	what are some symptoms of breast cancer?
Published	08/30/2023	{{c1::alveolar cells}} secrete milk into alveolus lumen
Published	08/30/2023	{{c1::lobular carcinoma in situ (LCIS)}} happens when tumors grow in clusers and cause the alveoli to enlargent
Published	08/30/2023	{{c1::Paget disease of the nipple}} is caused by DCIS migration to nipple skin
Published	08/30/2023	{{c1::peau d'orange}} occurs when {{c2::inflammatory edema}} from restricted lymphatics is restricted by suspesory ligament attachment
Published	08/30/2023	{{c1::stroma}} make up most of breast tissue
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