Surgery Flashcards

1
Q

What are positive + negative surgery margins?

A

Positive = cancer cells come right to edge of removed tissue

Clear/ negative margins = no cancer cells seen at outer edge of removed tissue

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What forms of biopsy are there?

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Fine needle aspiration cytology

Tru-cut needle biopsy (piece is sampled under LA)

Incisional biopsy

Excisional biopsy

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3
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How can surgery be used for staging?

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Surgical axillary lymph node assessment = allows more accurate assessment of cancer + risk of relapse

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What is cytoreductive surgery + when is it used?

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Reducing bulk of tumour for long term benefit

Used in ovarian cancer

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5
Q

When is curative surgery for mets used?

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When there is a solitary met (lung met from sarcoma or liver met from colon cancer)

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What are examples of palliative surgery?

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Bypass procedure for intestinal obstruction

Orthopaedic pinning of bone fractures

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