The nurse is teaching a female client about breast self-examination. How should the nurse describe a lesion that might be malignant?
1. The breast swells and is painful.
2. There is a sense of fullness prior to menses.
3. A small, hard lump that is painless is felt.
4. Most are found near the nipple.
Answer: 3
1. The breast swells and is painful with mastitis.
2. Fibrocystic breast produces a sense of fullness prior to menses.
3. Malignant cancer is usually found by the client, and is a small, hard lump that is painless.
4. Most malignant lesions are found in the upper, outer quadrant of the breast.
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