Surgery
CA Breast
Exam Yield
| Probability of getting 1 Question from this chapter | 92% |
Which means 1 question from this Chapter.
Question Pattern
CA Breast is a small area.
What you would have read in your first Surgical posting is probably all that is required.
Apart from that, remember to glance at the fancy stuff – Molecular classifications, Newer targeted drugs etc.
Recent Questions
Questions on this chapter from recent NEET and AIIMS examinations have been about
- Rx of DCIS
- MC site of hematogenous mets
- MC complication of mastectomy
- Molecular subtypes of breast cancer
- MC location of CA Breast
- Most important prognostic factor in breast carcinoma
- Male Breast CA – Overview
- VNPI
- Newer drugs in CA Breast
- Risk of CA in Benign breast changes
- BRCA 1 & BRCA 2
- Types of Sx in Breast CA
- Followup schedule for CA Breast
- Hormonal agents used in CA Breast
- Inflammatory carcinoma – Overview
- Types of Flap in Mastectomy
- Her2 Status – Overview
- Indications and contraindications for mastectomy
- Sentinel lymph node biopsy – Overview
- TNM staging
Suggested Revision
Make sure you have covered the following areas:
- Medullary CA Breast
- Pregnancy and Breast Cancer
- Histologic Types of Breast CA
- Risk factors and protective factors for CA Breast
- Comedo necrosis
- Histologic types and Prognosis
- Paget’s disease – Overview
- DCIS vs LCIS
- Peau d’orange – Overview