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18 Cards in this Set
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CALLUS |
INCREASED GROWTH OF A CELLS IN THE KERATIN LAYER OF THE EPIDERMIS CAUSED BY PRESSURE OR FRICTION, BENIGN |
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KELOID |
HYPERTROPHIED, THICKENED SCAR DEVELOPING AFTER TRAUMA OR SURGICAL INCISION, BENIGN |
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KERATOSIS |
THICKENED AND ROUGH LESION OF THE EPIDERMIS; ASSOCIATED WITH AGING OR SKIN DAMAMGE, BENIGN |
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LEUKOPLAKIA |
WHITE, THICKENED PATCHES ON MUCOUS MEMBRANE TISSUE OF THE TONGUE OR CHEEK, BENIGN |
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NEVUS, NEVI |
PIGMENTED LESION OF THE SKIN |
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VERRUCA |
EPIDERMAL GROWTH (WART) CAUSED BY A VIRUS |
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BASAL CELL CARCINOMA |
MALIGNANT TUMOR OF THE BASAL CELL LAYER OF THE EPIDERMIS (MALIGNANT) |
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SQUAMOUS CELL CARINOMA |
MALIGNANT TUMOR OF THE SQUAMOUS EPITHELIAL CELLS IN THE EPIDERMIS |
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MALIGNANT MELANOMA |
CANCEROUS GROWTH COMPOSED OF MELANOCYTES |
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KAPOSI SARCOMA |
MALIGNANT, VASCULAR, PEOPLASTIC GROWTH CHARACTERIZED BY CUTANEOUS NODULES |
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BACTERIAL ANALYSES |
SAMPLES OF SKIN ARE EXAMINED FOR PRESENCE OF MICROORGANISMS |
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FUNGAL TESTS |
SCRAPINGS FROM SKIN LESIONS, HAIR SPECIMENS, OR NAIL CLIPPINGS ARE SENT TO A LABORATORY FOR CULTURE AND MICROSCOPIC EXAMINATION |
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CRYOSURGERY |
USE OF SUBFREEZING TEMPERATURE VIA LIQUID NITROGEN APPLICATION TO DESTROY TISSUE |
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CURETTAGE |
USE OF A SHARP DERMAL CURETTE TO SCRAPE AWAY A SKIN LESION |
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ELECTRODESICCATION |
TISSUE IS DESTROYED BY BURNING WITH AN ELECTRIC SPARK |
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MOHS MICROGRAPHIC SURGERY |
THIN LAYERS OF MALIGNANT TISSUE ARE REMOVED, AND EACH IS EXAMINED UNDER A MICROSCOPE TO CHECK FOR ADEQUATE EXTENT OF THE RESECTION |
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SKIN BIOPSY |
SUSPECTED MALIGNANT SKIN LESIONS ARE REMOVED AND EXAMINED MICROSOPICALLY BY A PATHOLOGIST |
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SKIN TEST |
SUBSTANCES ARE INJECTED INTRADERMALLY OR APPLIED TO THE SKIN, AND RESULTS ARE OBSERVED |
