Pathophysiology: Predisposing Factors Precipitating Factors

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PATHOPHYSIOLOGY

Predisposing factors
– Age Precipitating factors:
– Gender – History of abnormal breast
-Late Menopause biopsies.

Neoplasm formation in the breast

Primary tumor begins in breast

Tumor becomes invasive

Travel to other organ systems

Progress beyond breast to regional lymph nodes

It becomes sytemic

Primary cancer spread

if treated: If not treated:


– surgery Breast cancer spreads to major
– radiotherapy Organs.
– chemotherapy
– Interstitial laser
Compromise the functions
of the major organs
Removal of breast tissue

Death
Cancer cell destroyed

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