Try the Step 2CK question(s) below, choose one answer from the choices below and then check your correct answer by clicking “get answer” button.
Question
A 26-year-old woman presents to her physician because of pain in her breast. She gave birth 3 months ago and is breast-feeding. Soon after she began lactating she developed cracks in the nipples, and for the past 5 days her left breast has become progressively more tender. On physical examination, her affected breast is red, hot, swollen, and painful to palpation. Her temperature is 38.3 C (101.0 F), and her white cell count is 13,000/mm3. Which of the following is the most likely diagnosis?
A. Breast abscess
B. Breast cancer
C. Intraductal papilloma
D. Mastalgia
E. Traumatic hematoma
