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15 Cards in this Set
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What is the most common skin cancer?
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Basal cell carcinoma
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What is the pathology of Basal Cell Carcinoma?
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Locally invasive
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Is Basal Cell Carcinoma metastatic?
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Very rarely
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What are some signs of BCC?
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Pink, pearly nodules commonly with telangiectasias, rolled borders, central crusting or ulceration
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What is the second most common skin cancer?
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Squamous cell carcinoma
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What is the pathology of SCC?
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Excessive exposure to sunlight, immunosuppression and occasionally arsenic exposure
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Where does SCC usually appear?
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Face, lower lip, ears, hands
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Is SCC metastatic?
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Spreads to local lymph nodes, but rarely will metastasize
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What is Actinic Keratosis in relation to SCC?
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AK is a scaly plaque, and a precursor to SCC
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What is Keratoacanthoma?
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An SCC variant that grows rapidly and may regress spontaneously
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What is the most metastatic skin cancer?
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Melanoma
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What is the tumor marker related to Melanoma?
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S-100
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What is Melanoma associated with?
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Sunlight exposure, fair-skinned persons at inc risk
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What increases the risk of metastasis?
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Depth of the tumor
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What are the ABCDE's of Melanoma?
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Asymmetry
Border irregularity Color variation Diameter >6mm Evolution over time |
