General Surgery — Flashcards

What is the 1st line management of malignant melanoma? _____

What are the ABCDE Symptoms of Melanomas? _____ Border irregularity Colour irregularity Diameter >6mm Evolution of lesion (change in shape or size) Bleeding, itching etc

Hint: A

Which diagnosis is likely to present as eyelid erythema/edema with normal vision and intact extraocular eye movements? _____

Hint: Preseptal or Orbital cellulitis

What is the management of a BCC? 1st line: _____

Surgical excision of BCCs should include a _____ margin of normal skin around the tumour

_____ melanoma is more common on the face in the elderly population

Hint: What type of

Periorbital cellulitis is commonly caused by _____

Orbital cellulitis is most common in _____

Hint: demographic

_____ is an infection of muscle & fat surrounding the orbit posterior to the orbital septum

_____ is an early form of skin cancer that can develop into SCC