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Introduction Breast disease is dominantly seen in Female
Affects mainly adults
Benign conditions are commonly seen in young
Malignant breast conditions are seen in middle age and elderly
Infectious conditions mainly affects lactating breast
Topographic Anatomy The female breast lies between the 2nd and the 6th ribs
Horizontally extends between the sternal edge and mid axillary line
Two thirds of it is superficial to the pectoralis major while one third to the serratus anterior
It can be divided into four quadrants by horizontal and vertical lines crossing at the nipple
Three principal components
-the glandular tissue
-the fibrous tissue
-Fat tissue
Physical examination General approach
-understand that the patient could be embarrased
-communicate with your patient
-be gentle
-better to examine a week or two after menstrual period
Inspection Disrobed to the waist in sitting position
The appearance of the skin
The size and symmetry of the breasts
The contour of the breasts
The Nipples
-size and shape
-the direction in which they point
-any rash or ulceration
-any discharge
Palpation Lying position with a small pillow under the patient’s
shoulder on the side to be examined
Ask her to rest her arm over her head
Fingers flat on the breast, compress the tissues gently in a rotary motion against the chest wall
Proceed quadrant by quadrant not to forget the areola and the tail
palpation Note
-the consistency of the tissues-tenderness-nodules
Determine-location-size-shape-consistency-delimitation-mobility-tenderness
palpation Nipple
-check for elasticity
-compress the areola with the index finger, watch for discharge and note for the color, consistency , quantity, and the exact location where it appears
Palpation cont’d Axillae
-the purpose is to check for the lymph nodes (LN)
-better in a sitting position
-hold the arm for her to relax the axilla
- use your left hand to examine the right axilla and vice versa
-check for central, anterior, posterior, lateral,apical group of LN
- complete LN search by examining for the supraclavicular and infraclavicular LN
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