USMLE Step 2 CK Lecture Notes 2019: Obstetrics/Gynecology (Kaplan Test Prep)

such as hematoma related to aspiration may affect mammographic appearances, it is recommended that mammography ...

BREAST FIBROADENOMA A 25-year-old woman visits the gynecologist for routine annual examination. During the examinat ...

Conservative. Some clinicians advocate conservative management of fibroadenomas, especially in young women, b ...

MAMMOGRAPHY MICROCALCIFICATIONS A 45-year-old woman visits her gynecologist after having her yearly mammogram done. ...

PERSISTENT BREAST MASS A 35-year-old woman has a persistent breast mass after a fine-needle aspiration has bee ...

BLOODY NIPPLE DISCHARGE A 60-year-old woman comes to the gynecologist’s office complaining of a left breast bloo ...

BREAST CANCER A 65-year-old woman visits the gynecologist with a solid 2 cm mass in the upper outer ...

increases. An adequate dissection usually contains at least 10 lymph nodes; however, because these tumors i ...

significantly worse in patients with aneuploid tumors than in those with diploid tumors; however, it is ...

INFILTRATING DUCTAL CARCINOMA This is the most common breast malignancy, accounting for 80% of breast cancers. ...

INFILTRATING LOBULAR CARCINOMA This is the second most common breast malignancy, accounting for 10% of breast can ...

INFLAMMATORY BREAST CANCER This is an uncommon breast malignancy that can mimic mastitis. Usually, there ...

PAGET DISEASE OF THE BREAST/NIPPLE This is an uncommon breast malignancy with a generally better prognosis ...

BREAST CANCER RISK FACTORS BRCA 1 or 2 gene mutation RR 15 Ductal or Lobular CIS RR 15 Atypical hyperplasi ...

SENTINEL NODE BIOPSY A sentinel node (SLN) is the first lymph node(s) to which cancer cells are likel ...

NODE-POSITIVE EARLY BREAST CANCER A healthy 55-year-old woman had a lumpectomy (negative margins) and axillary ...

estrogen receptor-negative breast cancer appear to have no improvement in recurrence or survival from tamox ...