Mammography Registry Review Questions and Answers Updated 2026

Mammography Registry Review
Questions and Answers Updated
2026
BSEAinvolvesA-AAnswer✓ALookingA&AfeelingAforAchangesAinAtheAbreast



CBEAisAaAcheckAofAtheAbreastAbyAwho?A-AAnswer✓AQualifiedAhealthcareAprofessional


ACSArecommendsAwomenA20A&AolderAperformABSEA-AAnswer✓AEveryAmonth


WomenA20-39AshouldAhaveAaACBEAhowAoften?A-AAnswer✓AEveryA3Ayears


WomenA40A&AolderAshouldAhaveAscreenAmammoA&ACBEAhowAoften?A-
AAnswer✓AEveryAyear



ThoroughAclinicalAexamAwill:A-AAnswer✓ALocateAlumps/suspiciousAareas
NippleAchanges
SkinAchangesAinAbreastA
LymphAnodesAnAarmpitA&AaboveAcollarbone


Medical/familyAhistoryAprovides:A-
AAnswer✓ASymptomsA&AriskAfactorsAforAbreastAcancerA&AbenignAbreastAconditions;Aquesti
onsAaboutAotherAhealthAproblems


EffectivenessA&AsensitivityAofAmammogramA-------AwithAage.A-AAnswer✓AIncreases



AverageAglandularAdoseAofAscreen-filmAmammogramAwithAgridA-AAnswer✓A0.1-0.2Arad


BiggestAriskAfactorAforAbreastAcancerA-AAnswer✓AGender


HighAriskAfactorsA-AAnswer✓AAge

,Genes-brCA1&2...
CloseAbloodArelativeA
PersonalAhxAbreastAca


ModerateAriskAfactorsA-AAnswer✓A1stAdegreeArelativeAwAbreastAca
AtypicalAhyperplasiaAonAbiopsy
HighAradAdoseAtoAchest
HighAboneAdensityAafterAmenopause


MinorAriskAfactorsA-AAnswer✓ANoAchildAbearingAorAafterA30
NotAbreastAfeedingA
EarlyAmenarche/lateAmenopause
PostAmenopausalAobesity
LongAtermAuseAHRT/contraceptive
AlcoholAconsumption
Obesity


ExamplesAofAbenignAbreastAdiseaseA-AAnswer✓APainfulAcyst
NippleAdischarge
OnlyAdetectedAonAmammo:
Ca+,AcircumscribedAtumors,Alesions,AasymmetricAdensities,AskinAthickening


2AmainAclassesAbreastAcancerA-AAnswer✓ADuctal
Lobular


MostAcommonAbreastAcancer

90%AallAcases?A-AAnswer✓ADuctalAcarcinoma


StageA0Acarcinoma,AconfinedAtoAductA-AAnswer✓ADCIS

, CancerAhasAspreadAfromAductsAintoAsurroundingAstromalAtissueA&ApossiblyApectoralAfascia/A
muscleA-AAnswer✓AInvasive/infiltratingADuctalAcarcinoma


LobularAcarcinomaAaccountsAforA---AtoA----%AallAbreastAcancersA-AAnswer✓A5-10


NotAseenAonAmammoAinA50%Acases,AabnormalAcellsAgrowAw/inAlobulesAnotApenetratingAlo
buleAwallsA-AAnswer✓ALobularAcarcinomaAinAsitu


DifficultAtoAperceiveAonAmammo,AmayAshowAasAspiderAwebAorAcauseAskinAretractionA-
AAnswer✓AInvasiveAlobularAcarcinoma


OtherAbreastAcarcinomasAaccountAforAlessAthanA10%A&AhaveA-----
AprognosisAthanAinfiltratingADuctal/lobularAcancersA-AAnswer✓ABetter



SingleAmostAeffectiveAtoolAinAdetectionAbreastAcancerA-AAnswer✓AMammogram


DescribeAmalignantAasymmetricAdensityAonAmammogramA-
AAnswer✓ASpeculated/stellateAlesionAwAsolidAcentralAtumorA&AradiatingAstructures


MalignantAcircumscribedAlesionsA-AAnswer✓AIll-
definedA&AhighAdensityAradiopaque,AexceptAfewArareAareAlowAdensity


DuctalAca+A-AAnswer✓AGranularAorAcastingAtypeACa+A&AusuallyAappearAinAclusters


2AtypesAmammographyAscreeningA-AAnswer✓AConventional-analog
Digital-wAcassetteAorAwo


2AtypesAdigitalAdetectorsA-AAnswer✓ADirect
Indirect
(BothAareAcassette-less)


UsesAhighAfrequencyAsoundAwavesA&AbasedAonApizoelectricAeffectA-AAnswer✓AU/S