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List 3 Types Non-Pigment Lesions?
1. Actinic Keratosis
2. Basal Cell
Squamous Cell Carcinoma of Skin
Actinic Keratosis Description:

_____ patches often on an _____ - some w/ _______
Hyperkeratotic Patches
Often on an Erythematous Base
-some w/ Telangiectasias
Actinic Keratosis:
Occurs In ____
Sun-exposed Areas
Actinic Keratosis:
Describe Surface Texture?
Very rough surface texture
Actinic Keratosis:
If left untreated, may develop into what 2 things?
Basal Cell Carcinoma
Squamous Cell Carcinoma
Actinic Keratosis:
4 Txs?
1. Prevention s/ sun screen & clothing

2. Topical 5-FU

3. Cryosurgery

4. Close-follow up
Basal Cell:
How Common?
Most Common Cancer
Basal Cell:
5 Causes?
1. Sun
2. Radiotherapy for acne
3. Arsenic
4. Xeroderma pigmentosum
5. basal cell nevus syndrome
Basal Cell:
More common in what 2 types ppl?
1. Fair Skin
2. > 50 yrs old
Basal Cell:
3 Characteristics?
1. Pearly Papules
2. Pearly Nodules
3. Ulcerations
Basal Cell:
Do they metastasize?
Rarely
Basal Cell:
Do they invade deeper structures?
Yes
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
Basal Cell:
When would you esp use moh's to tx?
If recurrent
Squamous Cell Carcinoma of Skin:

1. Where found and on whom?
1. Sun Exposed Areas
2. Elderly
Squamous Cell Carcinoma of Skin:
2 Clinical Features?
Ulcerated tumors

Hyperkeratotic Tumors
Squamous Cell Carcinoma of Skin:

4 risk factors?
sunlight

radiation

Arsenic

Chemo
Squamous Cell Carcinoma of Skin:

Metastatic?
Rarely, but > than basal cell
Squamous Cell Carcinoma of Skin:

2 places Where usually found?
Lip

Ear
Squamous Cell Carcinoma of Skin:

Although rarely metastatic, mroe metastatic than what?
Basal Cell Carcinoma
Squamous Cell Carcinoma of Skin:

Tx?
Same As basal Cell
2 General Types Pigment Lesions?
1. Premalig Lesions

2. Malignant Lesions
What 3 things are VERY impt to remember concerning pigment lesiosn?
1. early detection is impt

2. varying clinical presentation

3. High Incidence
3 Types Pre-malig lesions?
1. Lentigo Maligna

2. Congenital Melanocytic Nevi

3. Dysplastic Nevi (AMN)
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
Lentigo Maligna:

1. How to dx?
Biopsy darkest portion
or
biopsy palpable portion
Lentigo Maligna:

1.3 Tx?
1. No therapy

2. Superficial Removal (5-FU, dermabrasion, cryotherapy)

3. Surgical removal
Congenital Melanocytic Nevi:

1. How common?
1% newborns
Congenital Melanocytic Nevi:

Size of lesion in < 1 of 20,000 births?
> 10 cm
2 Types Congenital Melanocytic Nevi?
1. Giant Congenital Melanocytic Nevi

2. Small Congenital Melanocytic Nevi
Giant Congenital Melanocytic Nevi:

1. 3 Diff appearances?
1. Coat Sleeve

2. Bathing trunk Nevi

3. Dermatome
Giant Congenital Melanocytic Nevi:

1. Those w/ Giant Congenital Melanocytic Nevi have a 6.3% risk of developing what early in childhood?
melanoma
Giant Congenital Melanocytic Nevi:

1. Tx?
1. Prophylactic Full thickness removal
Small Congenital Melanocytic Nevi:

size?
3-4 cm
Small Congenital Melanocytic Nevi:

When present?
Birth
Small Congenital Melanocytic Nevi:

Risk?
1 in 20 -to- 1 in 38 if pt lives to 60 yrs old
Small Congenital Melanocytic Nevi:

Tx?
Prophylactic Excision
Dysplastic Nevi (AMN):

Incidence?
75% - 80% Whties have:
nevo-cellular nevi

1-2% whites have dysplastic nevi
Dysplastic Nevi (AMN):

It is a Risk Factor for?
sporadic melanoma
Dysplastic Nevi (AMN):

1 risk factor for AMN?
familial melanoma (2 or > blood relatives)
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
Dysplastic Nevi (AMN):

What is BK-Mole Syndrome?
Multiple AMNs
Dysplastic Nevi (AMN):

Tx?
1. Early Recognition
2. Surgical removal
3. Histological Exam
4 types malignant lesions?
1. Superficial Spreading Melanoma

2. Lentigo Maligna Melanoma

3. Acral-Lentiginous Melanoma

4. Nodular Melanoma
Superficial Spreading Melanoma:
1. Usually Occurs what age?
Mid life
Superficial Spreading Melanoma:

Where and on whom does it occur?
1. backs of men

2. legs of women
Superficial Spreading Melanoma:
May develop _______
nodular lesions
Lentigo Maligna Melanoma:

Develops in _____
Lentigo Maligna
Lentigo Maligna Melanoma:

Size?
6-7 cm
Lentigo Maligna Melanoma:
May develop in small ____ areas of ____ damaged elderly adults
1. sun exposed areas

2. actinically damaged
Acral-Lentiginous Melanoma:
1. Where?
palm, soles, nail bed, mucous membrane
Acral-Lentiginous Melanoma:

What Ppl groups get it?
1. blacks
2. orientals
Acral-Lentiginous Melanoma:
2 types growth phases?
1. horizontal growth phases - flat or pigmented

2. vertical growth phases
Nodular Melaoma:

May develop in _____.
Superficial Spreading Melanoma
Nodular Melaoma:

Begins as what color?

Progresses to what colors?
1. blue-black

2. purple, red-brown, amelanotic (white;albino)
Nodular Melaoma:

Often mistaken for what 2 things?
blood blister

hemangioma
Nodular Melaoma:

Tx?
surgery by experienced melanoma surgeon