A 52-year-old female tells the nurse that she has found a painless lump in her right breast during her monthly self-examination. Which assessment finding would strongly suggest that this patient's lump is cancerous?
A) Eversion of the right nipple and a mobile mass
B) Nonmobile mass with irregular edges
C) Mobile mass that's soft and easily delineated
D) Nonpalpable right axillary lymph nodes
Ans: B
Feedback: Breast cancer tumors are fixed, hard, and poorly delineated with irregular edges. A mobile mass that's soft and easily delineated is most commonly a fluid-filled benign cyst. Axillary lymph nodes may or may not be palpable on initial detection of a cancerous mass. Nipple retraction, not eversion, may be a sign of cancer.
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