{"id":5449,"date":"2025-02-26T16:30:53","date_gmt":"2025-02-26T21:30:53","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/usmle-rx.com\/?p=5449"},"modified":"2025-02-26T16:52:07","modified_gmt":"2025-02-26T21:52:07","slug":"step-1-question-of-the-month-february","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/usmle-rx.com\/step-1-question-of-the-month-february\/","title":{"rendered":"STEP 1 Question of the Month (February)"},"content":{"rendered":"

Conquer STEP 1, One Question at a Time! The answer is explained below.<\/h3>\n

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A 36-year-old nulliparous woman comes to her primary care physician because of breast pain for several days. She says she has felt lumps in her breasts previously. These lumps worsen the week before and around the time of her period but subside afterward. Breast examination shows several small, mobile lumps on both breasts. There is no axillary lymphadenopathy.<\/p>\n

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Which of the following would a biopsy specimen of the breast lumps most likely reveal?<\/strong><\/p>\n

A) Central necrosis<\/p>\n

B) Increase in number of acini and intralobular fibrosis<\/p>\n

C) Large cells with clear “halos”<\/p>\n

D) Lymphatic involvement<\/p>\n

E) Sheets of pleomorphic cells infiltrating adjacent stroma<\/p>\n

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The correct answer is: B) Increase in number of acini and intralobular fibrosis.<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

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High-Yield Summary<\/h3>\n
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