General Surgery — Flashcards
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_____ presents as a keratotic poorly-defined nodule which can often ulcerate. They are usually painful
Hint: What skin cancer
_____ basal cell carcinoma is a small, skin-coloured papule/nodule with surface telangiectasia and a pearly rolled edge The lesion may have a necrotic or ulcerated centre
Hint: Morphological type
What are the surgical margins for malignant melanoma based on Breslow thickness? ≤ 1 mm thick = _____ cm margin 1.01–2 mm thick = 1–2 cm margin > 2 mm thick = 2 cm margin
Pain_____, firm, localised eyelid swelling that develops gradually is suggestive of meibomian cyst (chalazion)
What is the management of a meibomian cyst (chalazion)? _____
Hint: 2
Topical treatments for superficial Basal Cell Carcinoma (BCC) include _____.
If a BCC is suspected, then a _____ referral should be made to dermatology
_____ is an early form of skin cancer that can develop into SCC
_____ is an infection of muscle & fat surrounding the orbit posterior to the orbital septum
Surgical excision of BCCs should include a _____ margin of normal skin around the tumour
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