General Surgery — Flashcards

Women with HER2+ve breast cancer should be given which biologic therapy? _____

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

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

Breast cancer where tumour emboli block the dermal lymphatic drainage causing oedematous breasts is called _____ breast cancer

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

What is the mainstay management of breast cancer? _____

Hint: Type of management

What is the investigation for breast abscesses? _____

_____ is used in breast cancer to reduce tumour size, treat nodal disease, treat triple-negative or metastatic breast cancer

Women aged ≥30 should have an _____ referral for the breast if they have: An unexplained breast or axilla lump