A 58-year-old female with no other history of disease presents to her physician with a palpable left breast mass. The mass is firm and tender but freely mobile.
A mammogram reveals a spiculated lesion in a diameter of 2.5 cm in the left breast and multiple nodular lesions in the right breast. Sonography of the left breast shows a hypoechogenic solid nodule with a size of 21×11×10 mm located at the four to five o’clock position, 1 cm near the areola in the left breast, and multiple hypoechogenic, solid noduler lesions in the right breast.
In addition to the left breast mass, the patient also presents with an unusual lesion on her scalp. Further workup is necessary.
The 2013 Nurse Compensation Survey Results Are In Michelle Bragazzi, BS, RN, 5/3/2013 32 In February, TheONC surveyed more than 600 oncology nurses to find out more about their careers. We wanted to know if they felt adequately compensated and satisfied within their ...
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