What are the common sites of distant metastasis for breast cancer?
Bone (most common) Lung Liver Brain
Read MoreWhy do surgeons not usually do lymphatic mapping for breast cancer?
Because unlike cancers like melanoma, breast cancer has a predictable pattern of metastasis to the axilla
Read MoreWhy is there vertebral involvement in metastatic breast cancer?
Batson’s plexus → valveless veins that drain to vertebral blood supply
Read MoreWhy are periareolar incisions usually made superiorly?
Because the vascular supply of the breast limits perfusion inferior to the areolar complex
Read MoreWhat are the types of breast tissue?
Glandular (sensitive to ER) Lobular (sensitive to PR)
Read MoreWho can’t get blood drawn for genetic testing for breast cancer?
Anyone that had bone marrow transplant or hematologic cancer
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