Breast Ultrasound: Benign vs
Malignant Exam 2025 Questions and
Answers
When evaluating the contours and margins of a solid mass, sonographic features
worrisome for malignancy include: (3) - ANSWER✔✔-1. Angular margins
2. Ductal extension
3. Ill-defined margins
The sonographic appearance of tumor infiltration or host response to a malignant mass
is: - ANSWER✔✔-Thick, echogenic halo around the mass
Well-circumscribed margins of a solid mass indicate: - ANSWER✔✔-Noninvasive
growth
A benign solid mass is typically oval in shape with an orientation within the breast that
is: - ANSWER✔✔-Horizontal with the longest axis of the mass parallel to the skin.
, When assessing a solid breast mass by sonography, a feature suspicious for malignancy
is: - ANSWER✔✔-Taller-than-wider dimensions
The uniformity of echo distribution within a mass or tissue describes its: -
ANSWER✔✔-Homogenicity
During sonography, a solid breast mass is detected with a heterogeneous internal echo
texture. This imaging pattern may be due to any of the following:(3) - ANSWER✔✔-1.
Fibrosis
2. Necrosis
3. Calcification
Simple breast cysts characteristically display this posteriorly: - ANSWER✔✔-Enhanced
distal sound transmission
What type of breast cancer most often causes strong acoustic shadowing? -
ANSWER✔✔-Invasive ductal
What type of mass is least likely to show compressibility with manual or transducer
pressure - ANSWER✔✔-Invasive ductal carcinoma
When using Doppler which flow setting will improve detection of blood flow within or
around a solid breast mass - ANSWER✔✔-Low
Sonographic findings indicating malignant extension into the superficial breast layer
include: (3) - ANSWER✔✔-1. Disruption of the superficial fascial plane
Malignant Exam 2025 Questions and
Answers
When evaluating the contours and margins of a solid mass, sonographic features
worrisome for malignancy include: (3) - ANSWER✔✔-1. Angular margins
2. Ductal extension
3. Ill-defined margins
The sonographic appearance of tumor infiltration or host response to a malignant mass
is: - ANSWER✔✔-Thick, echogenic halo around the mass
Well-circumscribed margins of a solid mass indicate: - ANSWER✔✔-Noninvasive
growth
A benign solid mass is typically oval in shape with an orientation within the breast that
is: - ANSWER✔✔-Horizontal with the longest axis of the mass parallel to the skin.
, When assessing a solid breast mass by sonography, a feature suspicious for malignancy
is: - ANSWER✔✔-Taller-than-wider dimensions
The uniformity of echo distribution within a mass or tissue describes its: -
ANSWER✔✔-Homogenicity
During sonography, a solid breast mass is detected with a heterogeneous internal echo
texture. This imaging pattern may be due to any of the following:(3) - ANSWER✔✔-1.
Fibrosis
2. Necrosis
3. Calcification
Simple breast cysts characteristically display this posteriorly: - ANSWER✔✔-Enhanced
distal sound transmission
What type of breast cancer most often causes strong acoustic shadowing? -
ANSWER✔✔-Invasive ductal
What type of mass is least likely to show compressibility with manual or transducer
pressure - ANSWER✔✔-Invasive ductal carcinoma
When using Doppler which flow setting will improve detection of blood flow within or
around a solid breast mass - ANSWER✔✔-Low
Sonographic findings indicating malignant extension into the superficial breast layer
include: (3) - ANSWER✔✔-1. Disruption of the superficial fascial plane
