General Surgery — Flashcards

Orbital cellulitis is a more _____ infection than preseptal cellulitis

Hint: mild/severe

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

_____ presents as a keratotic poorly-defined nodule which can often ulcerate. They are usually painful

Hint: What skin cancer

A persistent meibomian cyst (chalazion), as shown below, should be _____ to rule out carcinomas of the eyelid

Hint: next step

Melanomas are considered _____ if they have spread to other tissues

_____ is least likely to metastasise

Hint: Skin cancer type

_____ is an infection of the soft tissues anterior to the orbital septum, including the eye lids and surrounding tissue

A meibomian cyst is also known as a _____

Non-cancerous growths of melanocytes results in _____ and freckles Cancerous growths of melanocytes results in melanomas

_____ = in-turning of the eyelids Ectropion = out-turning of the eyelids