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Which of the following is the commonest benign tumor of the breast?
Which of the following is the commonest benign tumor of the breast?
- Fibroadenoma (correct)
- Invasive ductal carcinoma
- Duct papilloma
- Phyllodes tumor
What is the characteristic feature of fibroadenoma when observed grossly?
What is the characteristic feature of fibroadenoma when observed grossly?
- Proliferated ducts and acini lined by cuboidal epithelium
- Solitary, capsulated and freely mobile mass (correct)
- Large rounded mass with cleft-like spaces
- Grayish white with sarcomatous changes
What is the main difference between fibroadenoma and phyllodes tumor?
What is the main difference between fibroadenoma and phyllodes tumor?
- Fibroadenoma presents as a bulky, firm, grayish white mass
- Phyllodes tumor has proliferated ducts and acini, fibroadenoma does not
- Stroma is hypercellular in fibroadenoma but not in phyllodes tumor (correct)
- Fibroadenoma occurs mainly in young females, phyllodes tumor occurs in older women
Which of the following breast tumors is related to increased estrogen levels?
Which of the following breast tumors is related to increased estrogen levels?
What are the microscopical features of fibroadenoma?
What are the microscopical features of fibroadenoma?
What is the most common type of breast carcinoma?
What is the most common type of breast carcinoma?
Which gene mutation is associated with hereditary breast cancer?
Which gene mutation is associated with hereditary breast cancer?
What is the characteristic feature of duct papilloma?
What is the characteristic feature of duct papilloma?
What is the peak age incidence of breast carcinoma?
What is the peak age incidence of breast carcinoma?
Which type of breast carcinoma produces a small breast lump with bloody nipple discharge?
Which type of breast carcinoma produces a small breast lump with bloody nipple discharge?
Which condition may be mistaken for mammary carcinoma due to the presence of granulation tissue and foam histiocytes?
Which condition may be mistaken for mammary carcinoma due to the presence of granulation tissue and foam histiocytes?
What is the most common complication associated with epitheliosis in Mammary Cystic Hyperplasia?
What is the most common complication associated with epitheliosis in Mammary Cystic Hyperplasia?
Which breast lesion is characterized by a nodular ill-defined mass with grayish white cut section and multiple cysts on cut section?
Which breast lesion is characterized by a nodular ill-defined mass with grayish white cut section and multiple cysts on cut section?
Which type of breast mass may present with a small breast lump and bloody nipple discharge?
Which type of breast mass may present with a small breast lump and bloody nipple discharge?
What is the main microscopic lesion seen in Mammary Cystic Hyperplasia?
What is the main microscopic lesion seen in Mammary Cystic Hyperplasia?
What is the characteristic pathological feature of acute mastitis?
What is the characteristic pathological feature of acute mastitis?
What is the main pathological feature of chronic mastitis?
What is the main pathological feature of chronic mastitis?
What is the defining feature of mammary duct ectasia?
What is the defining feature of mammary duct ectasia?
What causes the formation of a firm, tender, white mass with dilated ducts filled with cheesy material in the breast?
What causes the formation of a firm, tender, white mass with dilated ducts filled with cheesy material in the breast?
What is the most common cause of acute suppurative inflammation in the breast during lactation?
What is the most common cause of acute suppurative inflammation in the breast during lactation?
