A 58-Year-Old Woman Presented to the Office Complaining of a Right

A 58-year-old woman presented to the office complaining of a right breast lump. The patient noticed the lump during showering last week. It is associated with skin dimpling, which has been persistent. The patient does not have significant past medical or surgical history. She does not smoke and does not drink alcohol. On examination, an irregular, immobile mass with a hard texture of around 7-cm is felt in the lateral upper quadrant of the right breast. Non-tender skin dimpling is sound at the center of the mass. The patient's skin manifestation is due to the mass infiltration of which of the following structures?

A) Lactiferous duct
B) Mammary Vein
C) Nipple
D) Suspensory Ligament
E) Axillary Lymph node

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