Breast OSCE Examination Quiz

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1
A woman presses her hands firmly onto her hips during a breast examination, and a faint patch of skin dimpling on one side becomes more obvious. Why does this manoeuvre bring out the abnormality?
2
A woman in her late forties has breasts that look alike when her hands rest on her thighs. Pressing her hands onto her hips brings out a small dimple in the upper outer quadrant of the left breast, and when she leans forward that breast does not fall as freely as the right. What best explains these linked findings?
3
Which position is used to tighten pectoralis major so that skin dimpling or a mass tethered to the underlying muscle or fascia becomes more obvious?

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