03-14-2015, 02:03 PM
A 41-year-old woman has felt a large breast lump that has increased slowly in size for the past 3 years. On physical examination there is a 9 cm firm, movable mass present in her left breast. The overlying skin appears normal; there is no axillary lymphadenopathy. The mass is excised and grossly appears soft and fleshy. On microscopic examination this mass has a lymphoid stroma with little fibrosis surrounding sheets of large vesicular cells with frequent mitoses. Which of the following is the most likely diagnosis?
A Infiltrating ductal carcinoma
B Colloid carcinoma
C Medullary carcinoma
D Lobular carcinoma
E Phyllodes tumor
F Diffuse large B cell lymphoma
A Infiltrating ductal carcinoma
B Colloid carcinoma
C Medullary carcinoma
D Lobular carcinoma
E Phyllodes tumor
F Diffuse large B cell lymphoma