General Surgery — Flashcards
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Radiotherapy for breast cancer is indicated for women who have recieved _____ surgery or a mastectomy if the cancer is node-positive or T3-T4
Hint: Procedure
Mastitis is a _____ breast which is erythematous, swollen and firm ± systemic symptoms such as malaise and fever
Hint: Painless/Painful
What features of a breast cancer suggest that a mastectomy is the most suitable option (over wide local excision)? _____, Multicentric disease (multiple quadrants effected) High risk / known genetic predisposition
Pre-menopausal women with ER+ve breast cancer should be given which hormonal therapy? _____
Women with HER2+ve breast cancer should be given which biologic therapy? _____
_____ is characterized by eczematous changes of the nipple-areolar complex, often associated with underling breast cancer
In patients with invasive breast cancer and clinically positive lymph nodes at presentation, _____ is indicated during definitive surgery.
Hint: surgical management
Women < 30 with an unexplained breast lump with or without pain should be considered for a _____ referral
Breast cancers with hormone receptors are treated with hormonal therapy for _____ after diagnosis
Hint: time
The most common pathogen associated with infective mastitis/breast abscesses is _____
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