A 42 year-old patient tells the nurse that she has found a painless lump in her right breast during her monthly self-examination
She says that she is afraid that she has cancer. Which assessment finding would most strongly suggest that this patient's lump is cancerous?
A) Eversion of the right nipple and mobile mass
B) A nonmobile mass with irregular edges
C) A mobile mass that is soft and easily delineated
D) Nonpalpable right axillary lymph nodes
Ans: B
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Breast cancer tumors are typically fixed, hard, and poorly delineated with irregular edges. A mobile mass that is 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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