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A 17 year old girl with a lump in her breast was seen in the clinic. Examination: the lump was free and mobile and not attached to the skin. Her mother wants further tests done. What should be the next step?

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A 17 year old girl with a lump in her breast was seen in the clinic. Examination: the lump was free and mobile and not attached to the skin. Her mother wants further tests done. What should be the next step?


  1. CT
  2. US breast
  3. Punch biopsy
  4. Reassure and send home
  5. Stereotactic biopsy

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The key is B. US breast. [Described lump is fibroadenoma. Next investigation is either US breast (for women under 35 yrs) or mammography (for women over 35 yrs)].

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