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16 Cards in this Set
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papillary microabcesses
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dermatitis herpetiformis
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pautrier microabscess„characteristic of mycosis fungoides
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mycosis fungoides
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The pilar, or trichilemmal, cyst is a type of epithelial cyst that differs from the epidermal inclusion cyst in that it does not have a .
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granular cell layer
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, keratinization with nuclear retention in the stratum corneum
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parakeratosis
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scaly lesion in a sunexposed area, feels like sand paper
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actinic keratosis
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The malignant form of acanthosis nigricans is part of a ____________ and occurs due to growth factor production by tumors.
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paraneoplastic syndrome
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. It is less than 7 mm in diameter, typical of a benign nevocellular nevus. It is composed of melanocytes with round nuclei in nests at the tip of the rete ridges along the dermo-epidermal junction.
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junctional nevus
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this increases when a nevus grows vertically into the dermis and shows growth in cords
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cholinesterase expression
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Junctional nevi only occupy the ______. - This type of nevus is only considered malignant until proven otherwise when the patient is over 50 years old. It is very uncommon in patients over 50. -
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epidermis
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Dermal type melasma is caused by macrophages in the papillary dermis phagocytosing melanin, present in the adjacent epidermal layer. This process is known as
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melanin pigment incontinence
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associated with primary biliary cirrhosis and appears in areas of skin folds such as the palmer crease
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plane xanthoma
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soft yellow plaques on eyelids
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xanthelasma palpebrum
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the malignant version of acanthosis nigricans is associated with this
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gastrointestinal adinocarcinoma
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flat macules, slightly raised with a pebbly surface, or target-like lesions with a darker raised center and irregular flat periphery
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dysplastic nevi
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linear (non-nested) melanocytic hyperplasia restricted to the cell layer immediately above the basement membrane that produces a hyperpigmented basal cell layer.
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lentigo simplex
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plana warts are found on the ___ and ar assocaited with HPV 3
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face
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