Surgery Flashcards
1
Q
What does triple assessment of a breast lump include?
A
- clinical assessment (history + examination)
- imaging (USS OR, mammography)
- histology (fine needle aspiration or core biopsy)
2
Q
A ‘filling defect’ on ductography of the breast is suggestive of?
A
= intraductal papilloma
3
Q
What is mammary duct ectasia?
A
= dilation of large ducts in the breast
4
Q
Which of the following usually presents with green discharge?
- fibroadenoma
- mammary duct ectasia
- intraductal papilloma
- breast cyst
- fat necrosis
A
- mammary duct ectasia
5
Q
What is intraductal papilloma?
A
= warty lesion grows within one of the ducts in the breast. Results in proliferation of epithelial cells
6
Q
Management for intraductal papilloma?
A
= complete surgical excision
