General Surgery — Flashcards

NHS breast screening programme invites women aged _____-71 years old to receive a mammogram every 3 years

Mastitis is a _____ breast which is erythematous, swollen and firm ± systemic symptoms such as malaise and fever

Hint: Painless/Painful

Women with breast abscesses _____ be encouraged to continue breastfeeding/expressing milk

Hint: Should/Should not

Women aged ≥50 should have an _____ referral for the breast if they have: An unexplained breast or axilla lump or discharge, retraction, other changes of concern in one nipple only

What features of a breast cancer suggest that a mastectomy is the most suitable option (over wide local excision)? _____, Multicentric disease (multiple quadrants effected) High risk / known genetic predisposition

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

Pre-menopausal women with ER+ve breast cancer should be given which hormonal therapy? _____

Post-menopausal women with ER+ve breast cancer should be given which hormonal therapy?

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