Exam 16: The Breast

On the histologic grading scale for tumors,which grade is the worst?

The breast secretes milk in response to hormonal stimulation with:

Women who have symptoms related to fibrocystic disease report flair up of symptoms if placed on:

Which of the following is the most common histologic type of breast carcinoma?

Which statement is not true regarding breast cancer in males?

A woman diagnosed with stage I breast cancer,with no metastases,underwent a lumpectomy.Her chances of surviving 5 years are:

A disadvantage of breast biopsy is that:

In which region of the breast do 50% of breast carcinomas occur?

A tumor of any size associated with distant metastases is known as Stage:

In postmenopausal women,the breasts gradually atrophy as a result of the loss of:

The developmental abnormality that refers to the congenital absence of the breast is known as:

The condition in which males develop breasts is known as:

Preinvasive cancers and ductal carcinoma in situ (DCIS)are considered which stage?

In contrast to nonfunctioning breasts,breasts of late pregnancy and the postpartum period contain:

Breast cancer tends to metastasize via the:

Which benign tumors of the breast occur mostly in postpubertal girls and young women?

If a woman has a family history of cancer (i.e.,her mother and her sister had cancer of the breast),her chances of developing breast cancer are:

Approximately 75% of all the lymph draining from the breast flows into the:

Acute mastitis is most often caused by:

Julie is a 45-year-old female who detected a lump during her monthly breast self-exam.Her physician has ordered which specialized test?