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MCQ Test: Breast Disease

Number of questions in this MCQ test: 8
Suggested time for this MCQ test: 10

The most frequent location of breast cancer is ?
Upper outer quadrant
Upper inner quadrant
Lower outer quadrant
Lower inner quadrant
Subareolar location
All of the following statements about ductal carcinoma in situ are true except?
Typically occurs in premenopausal women
May appear as a palpable mass or a mammographic abnormality
Associated with an increased risk of invasive breast cancer in the affected breast
May be treated with lumpectomy and radiotherapy
May be treated with total mastectomy
Which of the following are true about the use of tamoxifen trial in the prevention of breast cancer as sponsored by the NSABP?
Tamoxifen or placebo was given to women with an increased risk of breast cancer
Use of tamoxifen was associated with increased risk of cataracts, strokes and pulmonary emboli
Use of tamoxifen reduced the risk of in situ breast carcinoma
Use of tamoxifen reduced the risk of breast cancer by reducing the incidence of tumors that were estrogen receptor positive
All of the above
Which of the following is the most important prognostic factor in the survival of patients with breast cancer?
Tumor size
Hormone receptor status
Status of the axillary lymph nodes
Patient age
Overexpression of Her-2-neu
Most frequent cause of bloody nipple discharge without an associated mass by examination?
Ductal ectasia
Intraductal papilloma
Breast cancer
Ductal carcinoma in situ
Phylloides tumor
A 24 year old woman presents with an isolated 1.5 cm breast mass. The nature of the mass is unclear at the time of examination. Which of the following is the most reasonable next step ?
Mammography
MRI
Ultrasound of the mass
Open biopsy
Mammotome Biopsy
Which of the following statements are not true about breast cancer in patients with BRCA germline mutations?
Most breast cancers in BRCA1 patients are estrogen receptor (ER) positive
At least 50% arise in women less than the age of 50
Prophylactic adnexectomy reduces the risk of breast cancer
BRCA 1 and BRCA 1 germline mutations account for most hereditary breast cancers
Prophylactic mastectmoy diminishes the risk of breast cancer in patients with BRCA 1 and 2 germline mutations
A marker of increased risk of invasive breast cancer in either breast?
Ductal carcinoma in situ
Paget's disease
Lobular carcinoma in situ
Ductal ectasia
Intraductal papilloma

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