General Surgery — Flashcards

_____ is characterized by eczematous changes of the nipple-areolar complex, often associated with underling breast cancer

Women with _____ risk are offered breast cancer screening before 50

Patient's with early & locally advanced invasive breast cancer need pre-treatment _____ before surgery

Hint: Ix

Anyone with _____ suggestive of breast cancer should have a suspected cancer pathway referral

Women who have had a mastectomy for breast cancer should be offered _____

The pathophysiology of mastitis involves _____ in the ducts, causing obstruction, which leads to inflammation & bacterial infection

What is the investigation for breast abscesses? _____

Herceptin (Trastuzumab) is used with caution in patients with a history of _____

What is the management of breast abscesses in secondary care? _____ and then culture of abscess fluid

What is the first-line management of lactational mastitis? _____ Simple analgesia Warm & cold compress

Hint: breast feeding advice