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Detailed checklist for ABSITE clinical competencies
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Covers key surgical skills and patient management
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Updated for the 2025 ABSITE exam standards
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Practical tips for exam success and clinical practice
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Ideal for surgical residents aiming for top performance
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A 70yr old woman presents with a worsening eczema-like rash overlying the areola & nipple.
The rash does not itch. On examination a palpable mass can be felt under the rash.
a.) paget’s disease
b.) phylloides tumour
c.) carcinoma of breast
d.) benign eczema of nipple
e.) dermatitis herpetiformis – -CORRECT ANS- -(a)
Eczematous appearing lesions on nipple with an underlying cancer (typically subareolar
intraductal)
Which of the following women would require XRT after mastectomy?
a.) A 75yr old with 2cm ER+ tumor, no nodes
b.) A 55yr old with 1cm ER- tumor, 3 nodes, no margins
c.) A 40yr old with BRCA+ status for prophlyactic procedure
d.) A 62yr old with 4cm tumor with dermal lymphatic invasion
e.) A 58yr old with 2cm tumor & negative ALND – -CORRECT ANS- -(d)
Indications for XRT after mastectomy include:
> 4 nodes skin or chest wall
involvement +margins
Inflammatory cancer
Tumor > 5cm (T3 disease)
A 67yr old with a history of cancer of the right breast, treated with a modified radical
mastectomy, radiation, and chemotherapy presents with a 6-month history of an enlarging
plaque of purple papules & nodules within a region of chronic lymphedema of the right upper
arm. A skin biopsy of the lesion showed collections of spindled cells with large, vesicular nuclei
adjacent to slit like spaces lined by cells with pleomorphic nuclei. What is the diagnosis?
a.) Mondors
b.) Pagets
c.) Stewart-Treves
d.) Phyllodes – -CORRECT ANS- -(c)
Lymphangiosarcoma arising as a complication of chronic lymphedema of the arm after
mastectomy.
The treatment of choice is a large resection or amputation of the affected limb. Radiation
therapy can precede or follow surgical treatment.
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