HSC 4624 Lecture Notes - Lecture 3: Axillary Lymph Nodes, Ovarian Tumor, Lymph Node
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Suspensory ligaments: bands of fibrous tissue extending from skin of breast to the connective tissue covering chest wall muscles. Lobules connected by branching ducts or small tubes and converge to the nipple. Each lobe made up of a cluster of milk-producing glands or lobules. Fat and connective tissue, blood vessels, lymph vessels. Fibroadenoma: benign, well-circumscribed tumor of fibrous and glandular tissue, common in young women, surgically excised. A lump in the breast: diagnostic possibilities, cystic disease, fibroadenoma, carcinoma. Endometrial disorders: benign endometrial hyperplasia, associated with irregular uterine bleeding, benign endometrial polyps, common, may bleed if tip is eroded, endometrial adenocarcinoma, related to prolonged endometrial stimulation by estrogen use, irregular uterine bleeding or postmenopausal bleeding. Uterine myomas: benign smooth muscle tumors from uterine wall, approximately 30% of women over 30 years of age have myomas, may cause irregular/heavy uterine bleeding, symptoms related to pressure on bladder and rectum.
