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ARDMS Breast Board Questions with
100% Correct Answers
What is the most common solid breast lesion?
a. cyst
b. fibroadenoma
c. adenocarcinoma
d. papilloma Correct Answer: Fibroadenoma
True or False? A simple cyst demonstrates smooth wall, no internal echoes and
good through transmission. Correct Answer: True
When utilizing the fremitus technique, what will a lesion demonstrate?
a. color within the lesion
b. color adjacent to the lesion
c. color within and adjacent to the lesion
d. dependent on a benign versus malignant lesion Correct Answer: A. Color
within the lesion
What is the appearance of a normal lymph noade in the breast?
a. Small, ovoid structure with a hypoechoic rim and echogenic hilum.
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b. Large, round structure with a hyperechoic rim and hypoechoic hilum.
c. small, rounded nodule with a homogeneous, hypoechoic echo texture
d. small nodule with microlobulations and heterogenous echo texture
e. small, ellipsoid nodule frequently containing cystic areas and
microcalcifications. Correct Answer: A. Small, ovoid structure with a hypoechoic
rim and echogenic hilum.
What is the established accuracy of ultrasound for distinguishing a simple cyst
from a solid lesion?
a. 10-22%
b. 35-50%
c. 70-85%
d. 87-95%
e. 96-100% Correct Answer: E. 96-100%
Simple cysts of the breast
a. should have no internal vascular signal
b. are typically fixed and non-mobile
c. are seen mammographically as round or oval, high density masses
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d. may be associated with invasive breast cancer Correct Answer: A. Should
have no internal vascular signal
What is desmoplasia?
a. host response to tumor invasion
b. irregular changes within a fibroadenoma
c. enlargement or growth of a cyst
d. pre-cancerous state Correct Answer: A. host response to tumor invasion
Sebaceous cysts are likely filled with:
a. serous fluid
b. ascitic fluid
c. sebum and oil
d. synovial fluid Correct Answer: C. sebum and oil
What is the most common type of non-invasive cancer?
A. DCIS
B. LCIS
C. Tubular carcinoma
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D. Intraductal papillary carcinoma Correct Answer: A. DCIS
A breast mass with a swiss cheese appearance in an 8 YO is likely to be:
a. juvenile fibroadenoma
b. Juvenile papillomatosis
c. juvenile fibrocystic disease
d. turner's syndrome Correct Answer: B. Juvenile papillomatosis
A superficial lesion seen extending from the dermis most likely represents a:
a. sebaceous cyst
b. fibroadenoma
c. gynecomastia
d. DCIS Correct Answer: A. Sebaceous cyst
What type of tumor is benign, solid and may have a hormonal influence?
a. phyllodes
b. fibroadenoma
c. papilloma
d. lipoma Correct Answer: B. Fibroadenoma
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ARDMS Breast Board Questions with
100% Correct Answers
What is the most common solid breast lesion?
a. cyst
b. fibroadenoma
c. adenocarcinoma
d. papilloma Correct Answer: Fibroadenoma
True or False? A simple cyst demonstrates smooth wall, no internal echoes and
good through transmission. Correct Answer: True
When utilizing the fremitus technique, what will a lesion demonstrate?
a. color within the lesion
b. color adjacent to the lesion
c. color within and adjacent to the lesion
d. dependent on a benign versus malignant lesion Correct Answer: A. Color
within the lesion
What is the appearance of a normal lymph noade in the breast?
a. Small, ovoid structure with a hypoechoic rim and echogenic hilum.
:
vPretest - Stuvia US
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b. Large, round structure with a hyperechoic rim and hypoechoic hilum.
c. small, rounded nodule with a homogeneous, hypoechoic echo texture
d. small nodule with microlobulations and heterogenous echo texture
e. small, ellipsoid nodule frequently containing cystic areas and
microcalcifications. Correct Answer: A. Small, ovoid structure with a hypoechoic
rim and echogenic hilum.
What is the established accuracy of ultrasound for distinguishing a simple cyst
from a solid lesion?
a. 10-22%
b. 35-50%
c. 70-85%
d. 87-95%
e. 96-100% Correct Answer: E. 96-100%
Simple cysts of the breast
a. should have no internal vascular signal
b. are typically fixed and non-mobile
c. are seen mammographically as round or oval, high density masses
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d. may be associated with invasive breast cancer Correct Answer: A. Should
have no internal vascular signal
What is desmoplasia?
a. host response to tumor invasion
b. irregular changes within a fibroadenoma
c. enlargement or growth of a cyst
d. pre-cancerous state Correct Answer: A. host response to tumor invasion
Sebaceous cysts are likely filled with:
a. serous fluid
b. ascitic fluid
c. sebum and oil
d. synovial fluid Correct Answer: C. sebum and oil
What is the most common type of non-invasive cancer?
A. DCIS
B. LCIS
C. Tubular carcinoma
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D. Intraductal papillary carcinoma Correct Answer: A. DCIS
A breast mass with a swiss cheese appearance in an 8 YO is likely to be:
a. juvenile fibroadenoma
b. Juvenile papillomatosis
c. juvenile fibrocystic disease
d. turner's syndrome Correct Answer: B. Juvenile papillomatosis
A superficial lesion seen extending from the dermis most likely represents a:
a. sebaceous cyst
b. fibroadenoma
c. gynecomastia
d. DCIS Correct Answer: A. Sebaceous cyst
What type of tumor is benign, solid and may have a hormonal influence?
a. phyllodes
b. fibroadenoma
c. papilloma
d. lipoma Correct Answer: B. Fibroadenoma
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