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Exam questionKROK 2Medicine · 2005

A 43 y.o. patient complains of mass and, pain in the right breast, elevation of temperature to 37,2°C during 3 last months. Condition worsens before the menstruation. On examination: edema of the right breast, hyperemia, retracted nipple. Unclear painful infiltration is palpated in the lower quadrants. What is the most probable diagnosis?

Answer options

  1. Tuberculosis of right mammary gland
  2. Premenstrual syndrome
  3. Cancer of right mammary gland
  4. Right side acute mastitis
  5. Right side chronic mastitis
Correct answer

Cancer of right mammary gland

Explanation

A 43 y.o. patient complains of mass and, pain in the right breast, elevation of temperature to 37,2C during 3 last months. Condition worsens before the menstruation. On examination: edema of the right breast, hyperemia, retracted nipple. Unclear painful infiltration is palpated in the lower quadrants. What is the most probable diagnosis?

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