ONCO NOTES

Question 1

Earliest sign of skin reaction to radiation therapy is

Answer 1

Erythema (Redness)

Question 2

removes the entire breast- including the breast tissue, skin, areola and nipple- and most of underarm (axillary) lymph nodes.

Answer 2

Modified radical mastectomy (right)

Question 3

Looks like a sunken, pitted area with an uneven texture. Can be sign of inflammatory breast cancer, a rare but serious disease, it can also be caused by dead fatty tissue.

Answer 3

Dimpling of breast