Free practice question 14 of 20 · Breast
An original single best answer question in the style of the FRCS (Gen Surg) Section 1 paper, with the answer and a referenced explanation. Pick an answer to reveal it, then rate how sure you were.
A 58-year-old woman has a 22 mm area of thickening in the right breast. Mammography shows a subtle asymmetric density and ultrasound a 17 mm ill-defined lesion. Core biopsy shows grade 2 invasive lobular carcinoma, oestrogen receptor positive. The axilla is normal on ultrasound and she wishes to have breast-conserving surgery.
What is the most appropriate next investigation?
Topic guide
Breast: what the exam tests
Syllabus coverage, high-yield themes and the common traps.
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