breast

Question 1

features of fibroadenoma breast

Answer 1

Firm, mobile, rubbery, well-circumscribed, painless lump <30 years U/S: well-defined, hypoechoic, oval mass; “popcorn” calcification if old

Question 2

features of breast fibroadenosis

Answer 2

Cyclical breast pain (mastalgia), lumpiness, bilateral, improves after menstruation 30–50 years U/S: dense tissue with cysts; mammogram: dense, nodular tissue

Question 3

features of breast ca

Answer 3

Hard, irregular, fixed mass; may have skin dimpling, nipple retraction/discharge >50 years Mammogram: spiculated mass, microcalcifications; biopsy confirms

Question 4

features of mammary duct ectasia

Answer 4

Greenish, sticky nipple discharge; periareolar mass; nipple inversion Perimenopausal U/S: dilated ducts; often inflammatory signs

Question 5

features of duct papilloma

Answer 5

Bloody or serous unilateral nipple discharge; small lump near nipple 35–55 years U/S or ductogram: intraductal lesion near nipple

Question 6

features of breast fat necrosis

Answer 6

Firm, irregular mass; may mimic cancer; history of trauma or surgery Any age (post-trauma) Mammogram: oil cysts, calcifications; U/S: complex mass

Question 7

features of breast abscess

Answer 7

Painful, red, hot fluctuant mass; fever; often in lactating women Lactating women U/S: localized fluid collection; aspiration may confirm diagnosis