Abstract
Article: Role of Sonography in Predicting the Hormone Receptor Status of Breast Cancer: A Prospective Study
Authors: Anupama Tandon, MD, Prachi Srivastava, MD, Smita Manchanda, MD, Neelam Wadhwa, MD, Natasha Gupta, DMRD, Navneet Kaur, MD, C. S. Pant, MD, Raj Pal, MD, and Shuchi Bhatt, MD
Category: Breast [BR]
Credit: 1.0 SDMS CME Credit
Objectives: After studying the article titled “Role of Sonography in Predicting the Hormone Receptor Status of Breast Cancer: A Prospective Study,” you will be able to:
Describe the predictive value of sonography in identifying the receptor status of breast cancer
Identify sonographic features common in each subcategory of breast cancer
Use sonographic features of breast tumors to aid in the determination of treatment choice
How is the incidence of breast cancer changing worldwide? Increasing rates Decreasing slowly No change in the past decade Rapidly decreasing
In which subcategory of breast cancer are typical features of malignancy uncommon on mammography? Human epidermal growth factor receptor 2 positive Estrogen/progesterone receptor positive Hormone receptor negative Triple negative
In this study, which lesion was examined if multiple lesions were present? Lesion closest to transducer Largest lesion Lesion in middle of focal zone Average-sized lesion
During evaluation with color Doppler, how was the sample gate size and pulse repetition frequency set? Small sample gate and low pulse repetition frequency Large sample gate and low pulse repetition frequency Large sample gate and high pulse repetition frequency Small sample gate and high pulse repetition frequency
What percentage of vascularity was defined “hypervascular” when describing color Doppler presence in this study? 70% 60% 50% 40%
What was the most common presenting symptom in these study patients? Breast pain Nipple discharge Painless breast lump Breast heaviness
Which sonographic characteristic was significantly associated with non–triple-negative breast cancers? Posterior shadowing Microcalcifications Hypoechogenicity Spiculated margins
Which sonographic characteristic was found to have a strong negative association with triple-negative breast cancer? Cooper’s ligament distortion Posterior shadowing Microlobulated margins Vertical orientation
Which sonographic features were similar between triple-negative breast cancer and non–triple-negative breast cancer? Microcalcifications and axillary lymphadenopathy Spiculated margins and posterior shadowing Posterior shadowing and microcalcifications Vertical orientation and axillary lymphadenopathy
Which parameters were best at differentiating triple-negative breast cancer and non–triple-negative breast cancer in this study? Orientation, vascularity, and microcalcifications Posterior acoustic features, margin of the tumor, and vascularity Margin of the tumor, posterior acoustic features, and histologic grade of the tumor Shape, microcalcifications, and the margin of tumor
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