Pathology EMQ.

Name: Peter Brown

Theme: Breast pathology

OPTION LIST

A	Burkitt Lymphoma	I	Peau d’orange
B	Carcinoma of the male breast	J	Phylloides tumour
C	Ductal carcinoma-in-situ	K
D	Gynaecomastia	L
E	Lobular carcinoma-in-situ	M
F	Mastitis	N
G	Myofibroblastoma	O
H	Paget’s disease of the nipple	P

For each scenario below, choose the most appropriate answer from the list above. Each option may be used once, more than once or not at all.

1. The dimpled appearance of skin over a breast tumour, where the skin is thickened and the openings of hair follicles and sweat glands are enlarged.

2. The skin of the nipple shows eczematous (red, roughened, ulcerated) changes.

3. Represents 1% of breast carcinoma. Age and Kleinfelter’s are major risk factors.

4. An often bilateral and multi-focal carcinoma that is neither clinically nor mammographically detectable that occurs pre-menopausally.

5. A mostly bilateral benign enlargement of the male breast.

ANSWERS

1. I

2. H

3. B

4. E

5. D