Breast surgery: practice question

A General Surgery question in the style of the NEET PG paper. Answer it first, then read why the right option is right and why each of the others is wrong.

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General Surgery · Breast surgery

Sample item

What does triple assessment for a suspicious breast lump include?

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The answer and the reasoning

B. Clinical examination, imaging, and tissue sampling

Triple assessment combines examination, appropriate imaging, and pathological sampling to establish a reliable diagnosis for suspicious breast lesions.

Option by option

  • A. Blood pressure, ECG, and spirometry

    Cardiorespiratory testing is not triple breast assessment.

  • B. Clinical examination, imaging, and tissue sampling (correct)

    Correct: these three elements provide complementary diagnostic evidence.

  • C. Diet history, audiometry, and urinalysis

    These tests do not establish breast pathology.

  • D. Vaccination, ophthalmoscopy, and skin scraping

    These unrelated tests do not sample a breast lesion.

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What is the answer to this General Surgery question?

The best answer is B, Clinical examination, imaging, and tissue sampling. Triple assessment combines examination, appropriate imaging, and pathological sampling to establish a reliable diagnosis for suspicious breast lesions.

Why is "Blood pressure, ECG, and spirometry" not the answer?

Cardiorespiratory testing is not triple breast assessment.

Why is "Diet history, audiometry, and urinalysis" not the answer?

These tests do not establish breast pathology.

Why is "Vaccination, ophthalmoscopy, and skin scraping" not the answer?

These unrelated tests do not sample a breast lesion.

What concept does this question test?

It tests Breast surgery in General Surgery. The correct option holds because: Correct: these three elements provide complementary diagnostic evidence.

How hard is this question?

We tag it as an application question: it asks you to use a fact on a patient or a finding. The tag is our own editorial judgement, not an official difficulty rating, so read the reason for every option, not only the answer.

How should I study Breast surgery?

Learn classic signs and eponyms alongside what they diagnose. Then use the flashcards and the other General Surgery questions on this site to test what stuck.

Is this a real NEET PG question?

No. It is an original practice item (editorial status: sample, version 1). NextPrep does not publish recalled or leaked questions, and independent faculty review of this item has not been completed yet, so confirm important facts in a standard textbook.