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Breast cancer, if it metastasizes, typically goes where first?

A.

Spleen

B.

Cervical lymph nodes

C.

Inguinal lymph nodes

D.

Axillary lymph nodes

Answer and Explanation

The Correct Answer is D

A. Spleen

  The spleen filters blood, but it's not the first common site of breast cancer metastasis.

B. Cervical lymph nodes

  These are located in the neck and are not primary drainage sites for the breast.

C. Inguinal lymph nodes

  These are in the groin and relate to drainage from the lower body, not the breast.

D. Axillary lymph nodes

    These are located in the armpits and are the primary drainage nodes for breast tissue, making them the first site of metastasis.


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Correct Answer is A

Explanation

A. Shingles

Shingles (herpes zoster) occurs when the varicella-zoster virus reactivates from latency in nerve ganglia, typically many years after initial infection with chickenpox.

B. Measles

Measles is caused by the rubeola virus and is not related to herpes varicella zoster.

C. Smallpox

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D. Mumps

Mumps is caused by a paramyxovirus and is unrelated to varicella-zoster.

Correct Answer is D

Explanation

A. Spleen

The spleen filters blood, but it's not the first common site of breast cancer metastasis.

B. Cervical lymph nodes

These are located in the neck and are not primary drainage sites for the breast.

C. Inguinal lymph nodes

These are in the groin and relate to drainage from the lower body, not the breast.

D. Axillary lymph nodes

These are located in the armpits and are the primary drainage nodes for breast tissue, making them the first site of metastasis.

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