Integument & Breast

Question 15 - Single Best Answer

A 32 year old male presents to you, his family physician, because he has noticed a discharge from his left breast. He is embarrased and concerned because "these things just don't happen to men". On physical exam, you detect a nodule which is hard and fixed to the chest wall. It spans 3cm by 2 cm in volume. You are now suspecting cancer in your differential diagnosis. You decide to biopsy the mass. Which of the following photos makes you suspect breast cancer?

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CORRECT!
CORRECT! Notice the abundance of glands and abnormal nuclei, typical characteristics of adenocarcinoma(adeno means glands). Normal breast tissue does not look like this. Here is a photo of another type of breast cancer.