General Surgery — Flashcards

Orbital cellulitis is a more _____ infection than preseptal cellulitis

Hint: mild/severe

Excision margins for malignant melanoma are determined by the _____

Is proptosis present in orbital cellulitis? _____

Hint: Y/N

_____ is an invasive malignant tumour of the epidermal melanocytes, which has the potential to metastasise

Hint: What skin cancer

FBC for suspected orbital cellulitis will likely show ↑ _____ & ↑ CRP (inflammatory markers)

Orbital cellulitis is commonly caused by _____

_____ is least likely to metastasise

Hint: Skin cancer type

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

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

Hint: Preseptal or Orbital cellulitis

Surgical excision of SCCs should have a _____ margin of normal tissue around the visible tumour

Hint: mm