General Surgery — Flashcards

What are the ABCDE Symptoms of Melanomas? _____ Border irregularity Colour irregularity Diameter >6mm Evolution of lesion (change in shape or size) Bleeding, itching etc

Hint: A

What is the most common primary morphology of basal cell carcinoma? _____

Preseptal/periorbital cellulitis can progress into _____

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

Hint: What skin cancer

What are the risk factors for skin cancer? _____, history of sunburn/skin type 1, immunosupression, PMHx of skin cancer, FHx of skin cancer

What is the likely diagnosis in a patient that presents with a hard, painless bump on the eyelid? _____

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

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

Hint: next step

Orbital cellulitis is most common in _____

Hint: demographic

How can you differentiate between orbital and preseptal cellulitis? _____ Orbital causes oedema/erythema of conjunctiva as well as eyelids

Hint: symptoms