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A 37 year old woman has cyclical premenstrual pain. Her breasts have a “lumpy-bumpy” texture on palpation. A biopsy is performed. The histopathologic features include small cysts lined by epithelial cells with apocrine metaplasia, calcium deposits, areas of fibrosis, increased number of acini (adenosis), and foci of florid hyperplasia of ductal epithelium. Which of these changes increase the risk of breast cancer?

AAdenosis
BApocrine metaplasia
CCalcium deposits
DEpithelial hyperplasia
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