SURGERY COMAT UPDATED ACTUAL
2026 QUESTIONS WITH VERIFIED
ANSWERS
Boden's disease? - CORRECT ANSWER -Cutaneous squamous cell
carcinoma (SCC) in situ
Method of confirming diagnosis of fibroadenoma? - CORRECT ANSWER
-core biopsy or excision
Presentation/diagnosis of intraductal papilloma? - CORRECT ANSWER -
benign lesion usually incidental finding
rarely presents as mass (may present with pain)--> often presents as
calcification on mammography
large, centrally located IDP frequently presents as unilateral serous or
blood nipple discharge
,Findings associated with inflammatory breast cancer? - CORRECT
ANSWER -Breast: erythema, edema, and peu d'orange (dimpling/pitting
of the skin resembling an orange peel)
core needle biopsy to confirm diagnosis
tumor emboli present in dermal lymphatic
Treatment of inflammatory breast cancer? - CORRECT ANSWER -This
cancer is very aggressive, usually double negative (ER/PR)
treatment begins with neoadjuvant chemo followed by surgical
resection if teh patient is chemo-responsive
all patients undergo radiation therapy for 6 weeks
What is the most common type of breast cancer? - CORRECT ANSWER -
Invasive ductal carcinoma (presents as mass on PE or mammo
irregularity)
,May cause retraction of skin due to distortion of Cooper's ligaments,
but usually not present with tenderness or dimpling
Treatment of invasive ductal carcinoma? - CORRECT ANSWER -surgical
intervention if amenable candidate (ranging from breast conserving
therapy to mastectomies with lyphadenectomies depending on stage)
Diagnosis of Paget's disease of the breast? - CORRECT ANSWER -punch
biopsy, mammography/ultrasound due to high likelihood of
concomitant breast mass
When is it indicated to drain or place tube in a patient with a
seroma/hematoma? - CORRECT ANSWER -When a patient is
symptomatic or if the seroma last greater than 6-8 weeks
if explored and drained --> allowed to close via secondary intention
, Ann Arbor staging? - CORRECT ANSWER -Stage I: localized to single
lymph node or extralymphatic site
Stage II: multiplelymph nodes or limited to extralymphatic site on same
side of the diaphragm
Stage III: More than two sites on both side of the diaphragm
Stage IV: Diffuse or disseminated disease
Substage A: No constitutional symptoms
Substage B: Constitutional symptoms (fever, night sweats, weight loss)
Superficial partial burn? - CORRECT ANSWER -involves the upper derma
layers and often times results in fluid filled blisters several hours after
the injury
the underlying tissue is moist, pink, and quite painful
characteristics: blanches upon palpation
typically heal within 3 weeks and are less likely to cause hypertrophic
scarring of loss of function
2026 QUESTIONS WITH VERIFIED
ANSWERS
Boden's disease? - CORRECT ANSWER -Cutaneous squamous cell
carcinoma (SCC) in situ
Method of confirming diagnosis of fibroadenoma? - CORRECT ANSWER
-core biopsy or excision
Presentation/diagnosis of intraductal papilloma? - CORRECT ANSWER -
benign lesion usually incidental finding
rarely presents as mass (may present with pain)--> often presents as
calcification on mammography
large, centrally located IDP frequently presents as unilateral serous or
blood nipple discharge
,Findings associated with inflammatory breast cancer? - CORRECT
ANSWER -Breast: erythema, edema, and peu d'orange (dimpling/pitting
of the skin resembling an orange peel)
core needle biopsy to confirm diagnosis
tumor emboli present in dermal lymphatic
Treatment of inflammatory breast cancer? - CORRECT ANSWER -This
cancer is very aggressive, usually double negative (ER/PR)
treatment begins with neoadjuvant chemo followed by surgical
resection if teh patient is chemo-responsive
all patients undergo radiation therapy for 6 weeks
What is the most common type of breast cancer? - CORRECT ANSWER -
Invasive ductal carcinoma (presents as mass on PE or mammo
irregularity)
,May cause retraction of skin due to distortion of Cooper's ligaments,
but usually not present with tenderness or dimpling
Treatment of invasive ductal carcinoma? - CORRECT ANSWER -surgical
intervention if amenable candidate (ranging from breast conserving
therapy to mastectomies with lyphadenectomies depending on stage)
Diagnosis of Paget's disease of the breast? - CORRECT ANSWER -punch
biopsy, mammography/ultrasound due to high likelihood of
concomitant breast mass
When is it indicated to drain or place tube in a patient with a
seroma/hematoma? - CORRECT ANSWER -When a patient is
symptomatic or if the seroma last greater than 6-8 weeks
if explored and drained --> allowed to close via secondary intention
, Ann Arbor staging? - CORRECT ANSWER -Stage I: localized to single
lymph node or extralymphatic site
Stage II: multiplelymph nodes or limited to extralymphatic site on same
side of the diaphragm
Stage III: More than two sites on both side of the diaphragm
Stage IV: Diffuse or disseminated disease
Substage A: No constitutional symptoms
Substage B: Constitutional symptoms (fever, night sweats, weight loss)
Superficial partial burn? - CORRECT ANSWER -involves the upper derma
layers and often times results in fluid filled blisters several hours after
the injury
the underlying tissue is moist, pink, and quite painful
characteristics: blanches upon palpation
typically heal within 3 weeks and are less likely to cause hypertrophic
scarring of loss of function
