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| Breast cancer | |
| ICD-10 | C50 |
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| ICD-9 | 174-175 |
| OMIM | 114480 |
| DiseasesDB | 1598 |
| MedlinePlus | 000913 |
| MeSH | D001943 |
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Breast cancer On the Web |
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American Roentgen Ray Society Images of Breast cancer |
Editor-In-Chief: C. Michael Gibson, M.S., M.D. [1]; Assistant Editor(s)-In-Chief: Jack Khouri
Overview
Historical Perspective
Classification
Major Scheme | Staging | Pathologic Types | Histologic Types
Epidemiology and Demographics
Physical Examination
Screening
X Ray Mammography | Breast MRI | Breast Ultrasound | Self Exam | Genetic Testing
Natural History, Complications and Prognosis
Diagnosis
- History and Symptoms | Physical Examination | Staging | Lab Studies | Electrocardiogram | Chest X Ray | MRI | CT | Echocardiography | Other Diagnostic Studies
Treatment
- Medical: Medical Therapy
- Surgical: Surgery
Treatment
Chemotherapy | Bone Metastasis | Metastatic Breast Cancer Treatment
Primary Prevention
Phytoestrogens and Soy | Folic Acid (Folate) | Oophorectomy and Mastectomy | Medications
Metastasis
Most people understand breast cancer as something that happens in the breast. However it can metastasise (spread) via lymphatics to nearby lymph nodes, usually those under the arm. That is why surgery for breast cancer always involves some type of surgery for the glands under the arm — either axillary clearance, sampling, or sentinel node biopsy.
Breast cancer can also spread to other parts of the body via blood vessels. So it can spread to the lungs, pleura (the lining of the lungs), liver, brain, and most commonly to the bones. Seventy percent of the time that breast cancer spreads to other locations, it spreads to bone, especially the vertebrae and the long bones of the arms, legs, and ribs. Breast cancer cells "set up house" in the bones and form tumors. Usually when breast cancer spreads to bone, it eats away healthy bone, causing weak spots, where the bones can break easily. That is why breast cancer patients are often seen wearing braces or using a wheelchair, and why they complain about aching bones.
When breast cancer is found in bones, it has usually spread to more than one site. At this stage, it is treatable, often for many years, but it is not curable. Like normal breast cells, these tumors in the bone often thrive on female hormones, especially estrogen. Therefore, the doctor often treats the patient with medicines that lower her estrogen levels.
Related Chapters
- List of breast carcinogenic substances
- Mammary tumor for breast cancer in other animals
- Breast reconstruction
- Alcohol and cancer
- Mammography Quality Standards Act
- National Breast Cancer Coalition
- National Comprehensive Cancer Network
- Breast Cancer Action
- Breakthrough Breast Cancer
- Barron Lerner (Physician)
- William Stewart Halsted (Radical Mastectomy)
- International Agency for Research on Cancer
- The Hormone Foundation
- Susan G. Komen for the Cure
References
External links
- Breast localisation and excision: Operation Script on Wikisurgery.
- Breast localisation and excision : Information for patients on Wikisurgery.
- Breast subareolar excision : Operation Script on Wikisurgery.
- Breast subareolar excision daycase : Information for patients on Wikisurgery.
- Breast wide excision: Operation Script on Wikisurgery.
- Breast wide excision: Information for patients on Wikisurgery.
- Fine needle aspiration: Operation Script on Wikisurgery.
- Mastectomy: Operation Script on Wikisurgery.
- Mastectomy: Information for patients on Wikisurgery.
- Mastectomy subcutaneous male daycase: Information for patients on Wikisurgery.
- Trucut needle biopsy: Operation Script on Wikisurgery.
General
- American Cancer Society - Learn About Breast Cancer Page
- National Cancer Institute: Breast Cancer
- Imaginis -Award winning Breast Cancer site
Research and statistics
- eMaxHealth Breast Cancer Publishes Research News on Breast Cancer from Research Institutions and Universities
Clinical
- RadiologyInfo - The radiology information resource for patients: Breast Cancer
- Surgery Choices for Women with Early-Stage Breast Cancer, National Cancer Institute
- Mastectomy vs.n Lumpectomy: Who Decides?, National Research Center for Women & Families
- Australia: Cancer Control Bulletin Alcohol and cancer risk