Mrs Weber Is a 65-Year-Old Patient Who Has Presented at the Clinic

question 28

Multiple Choice

Mrs. Weber is a 65-year-old patient who has presented at the clinic with a complaint of a tender breast mass that she discovered during breast self-examination. You have completed a physical examination on Mrs. Weber and have palpated a mass of the right breast in the lower outer quadrant. When providing patient education to Mrs. Weber regarding the breast mass, you will explain that the characteristics of a cancerous mass would be which of the following?

• A) Immobile and firm
• B) Pain on palpation
• C) Irregular border edges
• D) Mobile and rubbery
• E) Nontender

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