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Elena L [17] · Answer 1 · 2024-03-04T08:00:33+03:00

The mass is palpated for

size
tenderness
consistency (ie, hard or soft, smooth or irregular)
borders (well-defined or nondiscrete)
mobility (whether it feels freely mobile or fixed to the skin or chest wall).

<h3>What would you say about breast mass?</h3>

a distinct mass with well-defined edges.
a part of your breast that is hard and firm.
a part of your breast that is thicker and slightly more noticeable than the rest of the breast tissue.
Other breast alterations include skin pitting, dimpling, or redness.

<h3>What are the characteristics of breast cancer mass?</h3>

Breast cancer may be present in a painless, firm, asymmetrical, and dissimilar to the surrounding breast tissue breast lump.
The skin over the tumor may appear red, pitted, or dimpled like orange skin.
You might notice a change in the size and contour of your breasts or nipple discharge.

<h3>What serves as the breast assessment's primary goal?</h3>

To ascertain if the breasts are normal or abnormal is the purpose of the breast examination.
If the test results are abnormal, one or more of the following procedures—surgery consultation, reexamination at a different point in the menstrual cycle, mammography, and perhaps ultrasound—may be advised.

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