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Case:182
85
Postmenopausal woman with average risk of developing breast cancer presented with a right breast lump noticed 1–2 years ago. It has progressively increased in size. On examination, a hard non-tender lump was palpable in the right breast, fixed to the chest wall and skin and fixed to the breast parenchyma. The right nipple was retracted. The left breast was unremarkable.
5 (Highly Suggestive of Malignancy)

2
Case:183
71
Postmenopausal woman with average risk of developing breast cancer presented with a left breast lump noticed 6 months ago. On examination, abnormal unilateral reduction in the size of the left breast was noted. A hard lump was palpable in the lower inner quadrant of the left breast with skin retraction seen. The left nipple was retracted.
left breast: 5 (Highly Suggestive of Malignancy)
right breast: 2 (Benign)
3
Case:186
74
Postmenopausal woman with average risk of developing breast cancer presented with a right breast lump noticed more than 2 years ago. She now also had right nipple retraction.
5 (Highly Suggestive of Malignancy)

4
Case:019
71
Postmenopausal woman with average risk of developing breast cancer presented with left nipple retraction first noticed 2 months ago.
5 (Highly Suggestive of Malignancy)

5
Case:020
60
Postmenopausal woman presented with left nipple retraction noticed a month ago.
5 (Highly Suggestive of Malignancy)

6
Case:054
62
Postmenopausal woman with average risk of developing breast cancer presented with right nipple retraction of duration 4 months. She had also noted a lump in the right breast a month before presentation. Examination revealed a hard lump, 6 cm in diameter, fixed to the rest of the breast tissue but not to the underlying muscles. Axilla was unremarkable.
5 (Highly Suggestive of Malignancy)

Total record number: 6
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