Your patient has a rubbery, firm, mobile breast mass. In order to completely exclude the possibility of cancer, the triple test is necessary, which includes:
A. CT scan
B. MRI
C. Biopsy
D. All of the above
ANS: C
Palpation and mammography, alone or together, are inadequate to definitively identify the cause of a breast mass and to rule out malignancy. The "triple test" recommended for evaluation of a breast mass involves clinical examination, either ultrasound or mammogram, and aspiration and/or biopsy. The determination of whether an ultrasound or mammography is recommended is based on age and other situations.
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