ARDMS Breast Registry Review questions with
verified answers
_______ __________ is more sensitive to low velocity flow and offers angle
independence. Ans✓✓✓ Power Doppler
________ _________ results in a scar formation that may present as a suspicious
mass. Ans✓✓✓ Radial scar
_________ __________ appear as prominent structures within the subcutaneous
(premammary) layer. Ans✓✓✓ Cooper's ligaments.
_________ can reveal the true nature of the complicated cyst. Ans✓✓✓ Cytology
(upon aspiration)
_________ diseases may cross fibrous planes and have a tendency to grow
toward the skin. Ans✓✓✓ Malignant
_________ is a true lateral view with the x-ray beam parallel to the floor.
Ans✓✓✓ Lateral, (ML or LM)
_________ is difficult to detect on Mammography and Sonography. Ans✓✓✓
LCIS
_________ may influence rapid growth of fibroadenomas. Ans✓✓✓ Pregnancy
,__________ ____________ represents 11% of breast cancers found in women
under age 35. Ans✓✓✓ Medullary carcinoma
__________ focal zones are recommended for breast imaging. Ans✓✓✓ Multiple
___________ Ducts travel between the lobes. Ans✓✓✓ Interlobular
____________ (artifact) decreases contrast resolution and spatial resoution (both
axial and lateral). Places unwanted echoes in cysts. Ans✓✓✓ Volume averaging
________________ is the only imaging modality that can consistently identify
calcifications in the breast. _________ is not extremely helpful. Ans✓✓✓
Mammography, Sonography
____________________________ may produce an area of architectural distortion
without a mass. Ans✓✓✓ Invasive Lobular Carcinoma
****Accessory breast or more than two breasts. Ans✓✓✓ Polymastia
***A rare thrombophlebitis of a superficial vein of the breast. Ans✓✓✓
Mondor's disease
***A thick echogenic halo is usually _____________. Ans✓✓✓ Malignant
***Aka swiss cheese disease Ans✓✓✓ ***Juvenile papillomatosis
,***An encapsulated tumor of mature adipose tissue.*** Ans✓✓✓ ***Lipoma
***Breast tumors causing nipple discharge (1 benign, 3 malignant) Ans✓✓✓ ***
Benign - Intraductal papilloma
Malignant - Intraductal papillary carcinoma
DCIS
Invasive ductal carcinoma
***Extension of a tumor into a duct coursing away from the nipple - usually
involves multiple ducts. Ans✓✓✓ ***Branch pattern
***Extension of a tumor into a duct coursing toward the nipple. Ans✓✓✓
***Duct extension
***Medullary carcinoma is more common among which ethnic groups? Ans✓✓✓
Asian and African-American women
***Most common type of breast cancer accounting for 75% of cases. Ans✓✓✓
Invasive Ductal Caricinoma
***Most commonly mistaken cancer for a benign fibroadenoma. Ans✓✓✓
***Medullary carcinoma
***Seen in adolescent girls, a highly cellular type of benign fibroadenoma. Grows
rapidly and may measure up to 5 cm. *** Ans✓✓✓ Juvenile (Giant)
Fibroadenoma
, ***The first node that drains lymphatic fluid from a specific area of the breast.
Usually found in the axilla. Ans✓✓✓ Sentinel node
***The most common benign solid tumor of the breast. Ans✓✓✓ Fibroadenoma
***The most common disorder of the breast which accounts for nearly half of all
surgical procedures. Ans✓✓✓ ***Fibrocystic changes
***Thick echogenic halo which usually indicates tumor invasion with fibrotic host
response. Ans✓✓✓ ***Desmoplasia
***Types of discharge that MAY indicate breast cancer are: (4) Ans✓✓✓
***Serous (clear, yellow)
Serosanguinous (Pink, both serous and bloody)
Sanguineous (Red, bloody)
Watery (clear, pale yellow)
***What is the most common non-invasive cancer--and the 2nd most common
breast caner overall? Ans✓✓✓ DCIS
**Gynecomastia may present as (5) Ans✓✓✓ Breast enlargement
Palpable subareolar nodule**
Breast tenderness/soreness
Skin thickening
Possible nipple discharge
verified answers
_______ __________ is more sensitive to low velocity flow and offers angle
independence. Ans✓✓✓ Power Doppler
________ _________ results in a scar formation that may present as a suspicious
mass. Ans✓✓✓ Radial scar
_________ __________ appear as prominent structures within the subcutaneous
(premammary) layer. Ans✓✓✓ Cooper's ligaments.
_________ can reveal the true nature of the complicated cyst. Ans✓✓✓ Cytology
(upon aspiration)
_________ diseases may cross fibrous planes and have a tendency to grow
toward the skin. Ans✓✓✓ Malignant
_________ is a true lateral view with the x-ray beam parallel to the floor.
Ans✓✓✓ Lateral, (ML or LM)
_________ is difficult to detect on Mammography and Sonography. Ans✓✓✓
LCIS
_________ may influence rapid growth of fibroadenomas. Ans✓✓✓ Pregnancy
,__________ ____________ represents 11% of breast cancers found in women
under age 35. Ans✓✓✓ Medullary carcinoma
__________ focal zones are recommended for breast imaging. Ans✓✓✓ Multiple
___________ Ducts travel between the lobes. Ans✓✓✓ Interlobular
____________ (artifact) decreases contrast resolution and spatial resoution (both
axial and lateral). Places unwanted echoes in cysts. Ans✓✓✓ Volume averaging
________________ is the only imaging modality that can consistently identify
calcifications in the breast. _________ is not extremely helpful. Ans✓✓✓
Mammography, Sonography
____________________________ may produce an area of architectural distortion
without a mass. Ans✓✓✓ Invasive Lobular Carcinoma
****Accessory breast or more than two breasts. Ans✓✓✓ Polymastia
***A rare thrombophlebitis of a superficial vein of the breast. Ans✓✓✓
Mondor's disease
***A thick echogenic halo is usually _____________. Ans✓✓✓ Malignant
***Aka swiss cheese disease Ans✓✓✓ ***Juvenile papillomatosis
,***An encapsulated tumor of mature adipose tissue.*** Ans✓✓✓ ***Lipoma
***Breast tumors causing nipple discharge (1 benign, 3 malignant) Ans✓✓✓ ***
Benign - Intraductal papilloma
Malignant - Intraductal papillary carcinoma
DCIS
Invasive ductal carcinoma
***Extension of a tumor into a duct coursing away from the nipple - usually
involves multiple ducts. Ans✓✓✓ ***Branch pattern
***Extension of a tumor into a duct coursing toward the nipple. Ans✓✓✓
***Duct extension
***Medullary carcinoma is more common among which ethnic groups? Ans✓✓✓
Asian and African-American women
***Most common type of breast cancer accounting for 75% of cases. Ans✓✓✓
Invasive Ductal Caricinoma
***Most commonly mistaken cancer for a benign fibroadenoma. Ans✓✓✓
***Medullary carcinoma
***Seen in adolescent girls, a highly cellular type of benign fibroadenoma. Grows
rapidly and may measure up to 5 cm. *** Ans✓✓✓ Juvenile (Giant)
Fibroadenoma
, ***The first node that drains lymphatic fluid from a specific area of the breast.
Usually found in the axilla. Ans✓✓✓ Sentinel node
***The most common benign solid tumor of the breast. Ans✓✓✓ Fibroadenoma
***The most common disorder of the breast which accounts for nearly half of all
surgical procedures. Ans✓✓✓ ***Fibrocystic changes
***Thick echogenic halo which usually indicates tumor invasion with fibrotic host
response. Ans✓✓✓ ***Desmoplasia
***Types of discharge that MAY indicate breast cancer are: (4) Ans✓✓✓
***Serous (clear, yellow)
Serosanguinous (Pink, both serous and bloody)
Sanguineous (Red, bloody)
Watery (clear, pale yellow)
***What is the most common non-invasive cancer--and the 2nd most common
breast caner overall? Ans✓✓✓ DCIS
**Gynecomastia may present as (5) Ans✓✓✓ Breast enlargement
Palpable subareolar nodule**
Breast tenderness/soreness
Skin thickening
Possible nipple discharge
