1)In contrast to nonfunctioning breasts, the breast of late pregnancy and postpa
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1)In contrast to nonfunctioning breasts, the breast of late pregnancy and postpartum period contains:
a)Acini
b)Periareolar ducts
c)Hyperplastic subareolar ducts
d)More connective tissue stroma
e)More epithelial buds
2)The breast secretes milk in response to hormonal stimulation with
a)Prolactin
b)Progesterone
c)Oxytocin
d)Aldosterone
3)Approximately 75% of all the lymph draining from the breast flows into the
a)Axillary lymph nodes
b)Internal mammary lymph nodes
c)External mammary lymph nodes
d)Substernal lymph nodes
e)Cervical lymph nodes
4) Acute mastitis is most often caused by
a)Staphylococcus
b)E. coli
c)Mycobacterium tuberculosis
d)Herpes virus
e)Toxoplasma gondii
5)All the following are features of fibrocystic disease of the breast except
a)Cystosarcoma
b)Fibrosis
d)Cystic change
e)Epithelial cell proliferation
6) 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:
a)Significantly increased (5 to 6 times)
b)The same as in any other woman
c)Somewhat increased (1 to 2 times)
d)Slightly increased (2 to 3 times)
e)Very high and she will inevitably develop breast cancer
7) A woman who was diagnosed with a stage I breast cancer, with no metastases, underwent a lumpectomy. Her chances of surviving 5 years are
a).8
b)0
c)0.1
d)0.25
e)0.5
8)All the following are used successfull in the treatment of breast cancer except:
a)Hypnosis
b)Antiestrogen drugs
c)Cytotoxic drugs
d)Surgery
e)Radiation therapy
9)Fine-needle aspiration biopsy of breast masses has an accuracy of
a)0.95
b)1
c)0.75
d)0.5
e)0.25
10) Which of the following is the most common histologic type of breast carcinoma
a) Infiltrating duct carcinoma
b) Medullary carcinoma
c) Mucinous carcinoma
d)Lobular carcinoma
e) Tubular carcinoma
Explanation / Answer
Answers
1) a)Acini
2) a)Prolactin
3) a)Axillary lymph nodes
4) a)Staphylococcus
5) a)Cystosarcoma
6) a)Significantly increased (5 to 6 times)
7 a) .8
8) a) Hypnosis
9) a) 0.95
10) a) a) Infiltrating duct carcinoma
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