Q1 Which of the following mammogram finding will require a breast biopsy
a) Calcification more than 2mm
b) Density that effaces with compression
c) More than 5 clustered calcifications/sq cm
d) Saucer shaped microcalcification
Answer
1) c
Signs of suspicious findings on mammogram are
(1) breast calcifications
(a) smaller than 2 mm
(b) punctate, microlinear, or branching
(c) clustered along ducts or concentrated in clusters greater than
five calcifications per square centimeter;
(2) stellate-shaped lesions
3) masses with ill-defined borders or nodular contours
(4) solitary dominant masses that are significantly larger than any other mass in either breast
(5) areas of increased noneffacing tissue density or distorted breast architecture
Ref Schwartz 7e pg 546
