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General Medicine General 65aa4922

A 24-year-old woman notes a lump in her right breast for the past month. She is concerned because her sister was diagnosed with poorly differentiated "triple-negative" breast cancer at age 31. Ultrasonography of the breast shows a solid mass. Fine needle aspiration is attempted but no diagnostic cells are obtained. Mammography is performed and there is a single 1-cm density with small clustered calcifications in the right breast but no lesions of the opposite breast. Which of the following is the best course of action for this patient?

A
Biopsy to obtain tissue from the lesion
B
Continued monthly breast self-examination
C
Genetic testing for BRCA1 mutations
D
Hormonal therapy with tamoxifen

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