Mrs. Rebecca Anderson, a 48-year-old female, recently discovered she has invasive ductal carcinoma of the left breast during a routine mammogram. The mass is at stage 3 but genetic testing has revealed she carries the BRCA1 mutation, further increasing her risk of breast cancer. As a proactive measure, Mrs. Anderson has been recommended to undergo a double mastectomy. She has filled in a consent form for this procedure but when you admit her, she expresses to you that she is unsure if she really wants to “lose both breasts” during the surgery. Mrs. Anderson has a history of hypertension and mild anxiety. She is adopted, so lacks knowledge of any family medical history. She currently works as a teacher and resides with her husband and two teenage children. Mrs. Anderson identifies as Christian, and her spiritual beliefs are integral to her well-being.

Because a cancerous lesion was revealed in a biopsy, the physician scheduled the surgical removal of the breast or a(n)Select one:a.mammoplasty.b.mastectomy.c.oophorectomy.d.colporrhaphy.Clear my choice

Men can get breast cancer.TrueFalseQuestion 7

Cancer deaths in women are caused mostly by which of the following cancersovarian colon breastlung

can LCIS progress into invasive ductal carcinoma

A 35-year-old woman presents with painless lump in the upper outer quadrant of her left breast forthe last 8 months. On examination, the lesion is ill-defined, firm, and 3.0 cm in its widest diameter.An enlarged and non-tender axillary lymph node is also palpable. An excision biopsy of her breastlesion is done.Refer to slide #1. Why is her breast lesion ill-defined?2. Illustrate the tumor in the slide. Give is your diagnosis and state your microscopic basis.263. What is the most likely microscopic finding of her axillary node?4. What gene mutations can be associated with familial cases of this neoplasm?