L1: Neck swellings
- Describe and explain the pathogenesis and clinical features of the following:
- Thyroid swelling (physiology, diffuse, multinodular and solitary)
- Lymphadenopathy (infectious and neoplastic)
- Salivary glands swellings
- Others (branchial cyst and fistula, thyroglossal cyst, pharyngeal pouch, carotid body
tumor, sternomastoid tumor, cystic hygroma, cervical rib, other tumors)
- Parathyroid disease (hormone and calcium metabolism, types of hyperparathyroidism,
causes of hypoparathyroidism- transient and permanent)
- List the differential diagnosis by neck triangles
L2: Breast diseases
- The student is expected to describe and explain the pathogenesis and clinical features of the following conditions:
- Lump and nodularity
- Pain
- Nipple discharges
- Nipple changes
- Breast enlargement
- Breast skin changes and ulceration
- List the differential diagnosis of breast diseases