Case 3
57 year old female with positive family history of breast cancer in mother at age 51, vague firmness in outer left breast
Question 1:
What terms would you use to describe the ultrasound findings
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Answer:
contour--irregular, shape--poorly defined, echodensity--hypoechoic, but with some anechoic areas suggesting fluid
contour--irregular, shape--poorly defined, echodensity--hypoechoic, but with some anechoic areas suggesting fluid
Case 3
For normal structures, identify skin, subcutaneous fat, and Cooper's ligaments before clicking on the labeled image.
Further Explanation:
Case 3
Case 3
Question 2:
How easy is it to see these masses and cysts on this mammogram?
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Answer:
Not easy at all, because the breast stroma is so dense. Dense stroma makes lesions much harder to detect, but is also a separate risk factor for development of breast cancer.
Not easy at all, because the breast stroma is so dense. Dense stroma makes lesions much harder to detect, but is also a separate risk factor for development of breast cancer.
Question 3:
What is this study?
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Answer:
This is an image from an ultrasound-guided core biopsy of one of the bresast masses. It revealed invasive lobular breast cancer.
This is an image from an ultrasound-guided core biopsy of one of the bresast masses. It revealed invasive lobular breast cancer.
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