Ch.3 Mammo Flashcards
A lesion located in the upper-outer quadrant of the right breast is located in the
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10-o’clock position
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Morgagni’s tubercles are usually found
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On the areola
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An inverted nipple
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Sometimes indicates breast cancer
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The most mobile margins of the breast are the
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Inferior and lateral aspects
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The normal breast may have
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15 to 20 lobes
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The structure that supports the breast and contributes to breast shape is called
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Cooper ligament
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The breast extends vertically from the
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Second through the sixth rib
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The thickest skin portion of the breast is at the
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Tail of Spence
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Cooper ligaments attach anteriorly to the
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Fascia of the skin
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Fatty tissue is generally ____ and is seen on the mammogram as areas of _____ optical density
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Radiolucent/ higher
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Typically, a women with dense fibrous and glandular tissue throughout the entire breast on a baseline mammogram is
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Younger than 45years
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Glandular tissue is usually found in the ______ of the breast
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Central and upper-outer quadrant
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Lymph drainage from the medial half of the breast is generally directed to the
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Internal mammary lymph nodes
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Immediately behind the nipple, there is a widened area of the collecting duct called the
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Lactiferous sinus
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The portion of the breast that holds the milk-producing structures is the
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Lobule
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Veins are normally located
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In the periphery of the breast
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The terminal ductal lobular unit (TDLU)
consists of the
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Both the ETDs and the ITDs
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A women began taking synthetic hormones 6 months prior to her current mammography. The mammography results is most likely to
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Show increased glandular tissue when compared with her previous result
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A baseline mammogram shows that the women’s breast consists primarily of adipose tissue. This women is most likely to be
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Older than 60years
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A women is to undergo routine baseline mammography, but it is determined that she is lactating. What should be done, and why ?
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Lactation results in increased glandularity; mammography should be postponed
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The craniocaudal image of a women’s mammogram prior to menopause and 1 year after the onset of menopause are compared. The women has never taken synthetic hormones. What is the most likely difference ?
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The mammogram taken after the onset of menopause shows signs of atrophy
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Which of the following will affect the ratio of glandular tissue to total breast tissue ?
1. The women’s genetic predisposition
2. Ratio of total body adipose tissue to total body weight
3. Drastic weight gain or weight loss
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1,2,3
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Hormone replacement therapy (HRT) could be recommended to
1. Relive insomnia symptoms
2. Prevent osteoporosis
3. Reduce weight gain
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1 and 2 only
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A women is referred to as “nullipara”
This means
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She has never given birth to a viable offspring
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An asymptomatic women presents with an oval, lobulated tumor with unsharp margins. There is no evidence of a halo sign. Select the correct statement.
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The lesion could be malignant
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The tumor seen on Fig. 3-1is characteristic of
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A mammographically malignant tumor
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The calcifications seen in Fig.3-2 have the typical appearance of
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Mammographically malignant-type calcification
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Which of the following is/are included in characteristics of a malignant stellate tumor?
- The spicules are generally bunched together
- A central tumor mass is present
- The larger the tumor, the longer are the spicules
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2 & 3 only
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The calcifications seen in Fig. 3-3 have the typical appearance of
An oil cyst
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Postoperative scarring
1. Can sometimes be mistaken for carcinoma
2. Has a solid dense central tumor
3. Is usually not associated with skin thickening or dimpling over the lesion
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1 & 3 only
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A mammogram shows a low optical density radiopaque lesion. The radiologist noted it a lymph node that was present on the last mammogram. What BI-RAD category would this represent ?
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BI-RAD 1
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A galactocele
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Is associated with nursing
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A lipoma
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Can be a huge, encapsulated lesion occupying the entire breast
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Which of the following is a rare form of cancer that presents with swelling, warmth, or erythema, and with skin thickening on the mammogram ?
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Inflammatory carcinoma
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Which of the following is sometimes described as an oil cyst, and this lesion represents an encapsulated area on the mammogram and can be caused by surgery , biopsy, trauma, or radiation therapy ?
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Fat necrosis
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Which of the following is a benign, self-limiting breast tumor that is a result of new disorganized cell growth?
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Hamartoma
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An overgrowth of cells lining the ducts is termed
Hyperplasia
The low optical density radiopaque lesions seen in Fig. 3-4 are characteristics of a
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Skin mole
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The calcifications in Fig.3-5 is characteristics of
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Benign calcifications but further tests are needed
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The circular mixed radiopaque/radiolucent lesions seen in Fig. 3-6 are characteristics of
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Skin cyst
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In the arc method of localization, the arc is drawn with the radius of the arc from ___ to the lesion
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The nipple
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