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List 3 Types Non-Pigment Lesions?
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1. Actinic Keratosis
2. Basal Cell Squamous Cell Carcinoma of Skin |
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Actinic Keratosis Description:
_____ patches often on an _____ - some w/ _______ |
Hyperkeratotic Patches
Often on an Erythematous Base -some w/ Telangiectasias |
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Actinic Keratosis:
Occurs In ____ |
Sun-exposed Areas
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Actinic Keratosis:
Describe Surface Texture? |
Very rough surface texture
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Actinic Keratosis:
If left untreated, may develop into what 2 things? |
Basal Cell Carcinoma
Squamous Cell Carcinoma |
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Actinic Keratosis:
4 Txs? |
1. Prevention s/ sun screen & clothing
2. Topical 5-FU 3. Cryosurgery 4. Close-follow up |
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Basal Cell:
How Common? |
Most Common Cancer
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Basal Cell:
5 Causes? |
1. Sun
2. Radiotherapy for acne 3. Arsenic 4. Xeroderma pigmentosum 5. basal cell nevus syndrome |
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Basal Cell:
More common in what 2 types ppl? |
1. Fair Skin
2. > 50 yrs old |
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Basal Cell:
3 Characteristics? |
1. Pearly Papules
2. Pearly Nodules 3. Ulcerations |
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Basal Cell:
Do they metastasize? |
Rarely
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Basal Cell:
Do they invade deeper structures? |
Yes
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Basal Cell:
6 txs? Same txs for what else? |
1. Removal:
a. surgery b. Cryosurgery c. shave w/ electrodesiccation & curettage 2. Moh's 3. Avoid Sun 4. check-ups squamous cell carcinoma of skin |
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Basal Cell:
When would you esp use moh's to tx? |
If recurrent
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Squamous Cell Carcinoma of Skin:
1. Where found and on whom? |
1. Sun Exposed Areas
2. Elderly |
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Squamous Cell Carcinoma of Skin:
2 Clinical Features? |
Ulcerated tumors
Hyperkeratotic Tumors |
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Squamous Cell Carcinoma of Skin:
4 risk factors? |
sunlight
radiation Arsenic Chemo |
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Squamous Cell Carcinoma of Skin:
Metastatic? |
Rarely, but > than basal cell
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Squamous Cell Carcinoma of Skin:
2 places Where usually found? |
Lip
Ear |
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Squamous Cell Carcinoma of Skin:
Although rarely metastatic, mroe metastatic than what? |
Basal Cell Carcinoma
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Squamous Cell Carcinoma of Skin:
Tx? |
Same As basal Cell
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2 General Types Pigment Lesions?
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1. Premalig Lesions
2. Malignant Lesions |
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What 3 things are VERY impt to remember concerning pigment lesiosn?
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1. early detection is impt
2. varying clinical presentation 3. High Incidence |
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3 Types Pre-malig lesions?
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1. Lentigo Maligna
2. Congenital Melanocytic Nevi 3. Dysplastic Nevi (AMN) |
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Lentigo Maligna:
1. Describe growth? 2. % that will become malignant? 3. Avg age of those w/ malignant type? |
1. Slow, radial growth
2. 30% 3. 70 |
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Lentigo Maligna:
1. How to dx? |
Biopsy darkest portion
or biopsy palpable portion |
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Lentigo Maligna:
1.3 Tx? |
1. No therapy
2. Superficial Removal (5-FU, dermabrasion, cryotherapy) 3. Surgical removal |
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Congenital Melanocytic Nevi:
1. How common? |
1% newborns
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Congenital Melanocytic Nevi:
Size of lesion in < 1 of 20,000 births? |
> 10 cm
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2 Types Congenital Melanocytic Nevi?
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1. Giant Congenital Melanocytic Nevi
2. Small Congenital Melanocytic Nevi |
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Giant Congenital Melanocytic Nevi:
1. 3 Diff appearances? |
1. Coat Sleeve
2. Bathing trunk Nevi 3. Dermatome |
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Giant Congenital Melanocytic Nevi:
1. Those w/ Giant Congenital Melanocytic Nevi have a 6.3% risk of developing what early in childhood? |
melanoma
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Giant Congenital Melanocytic Nevi:
1. Tx? |
1. Prophylactic Full thickness removal
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Small Congenital Melanocytic Nevi:
size? |
3-4 cm
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Small Congenital Melanocytic Nevi:
When present? |
Birth
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Small Congenital Melanocytic Nevi:
Risk? |
1 in 20 -to- 1 in 38 if pt lives to 60 yrs old
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Small Congenital Melanocytic Nevi:
Tx? |
Prophylactic Excision
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Dysplastic Nevi (AMN):
Incidence? |
75% - 80% Whties have:
nevo-cellular nevi 1-2% whites have dysplastic nevi |
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Dysplastic Nevi (AMN):
It is a Risk Factor for? |
sporadic melanoma
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Dysplastic Nevi (AMN):
1 risk factor for AMN? |
familial melanoma (2 or > blood relatives)
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Suspect Dysplastic Nevi (AMN) if you see:
1. Varied Color of _____ 2. Border is ____, ____, ____ 3. Size is _____ 4. Surface texture is ______ 5. Lesion is______ |
1. Black, Brown, red, blue, white
2. Irregular, Angular, Notched 3. Increasing 4. Irregular 5. Symptomatic |
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Dysplastic Nevi (AMN):
What is BK-Mole Syndrome? |
Multiple AMNs
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Dysplastic Nevi (AMN):
Tx? |
1. Early Recognition
2. Surgical removal 3. Histological Exam |
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4 types malignant lesions?
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1. Superficial Spreading Melanoma
2. Lentigo Maligna Melanoma 3. Acral-Lentiginous Melanoma 4. Nodular Melanoma |
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Superficial Spreading Melanoma:
1. Usually Occurs what age? |
Mid life
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Superficial Spreading Melanoma:
Where and on whom does it occur? |
1. backs of men
2. legs of women |
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Superficial Spreading Melanoma:
May develop _______ |
nodular lesions
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Lentigo Maligna Melanoma:
Develops in _____ |
Lentigo Maligna
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Lentigo Maligna Melanoma:
Size? |
6-7 cm
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Lentigo Maligna Melanoma:
May develop in small ____ areas of ____ damaged elderly adults |
1. sun exposed areas
2. actinically damaged |
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Acral-Lentiginous Melanoma:
1. Where? |
palm, soles, nail bed, mucous membrane
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Acral-Lentiginous Melanoma:
What Ppl groups get it? |
1. blacks
2. orientals |
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Acral-Lentiginous Melanoma:
2 types growth phases? |
1. horizontal growth phases - flat or pigmented
2. vertical growth phases |
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Nodular Melaoma:
May develop in _____. |
Superficial Spreading Melanoma
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Nodular Melaoma:
Begins as what color? Progresses to what colors? |
1. blue-black
2. purple, red-brown, amelanotic (white;albino) |
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Nodular Melaoma:
Often mistaken for what 2 things? |
blood blister
hemangioma |
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Nodular Melaoma:
Tx? |
surgery by experienced melanoma surgeon
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