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what is the most common type of cancer?
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basal cell carcinoma
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basal cell carcinoma is mostly caused by what?
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UV light
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intermittent sun exposure leads to what kind of cancer
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basal cell carcinoma
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HPV is a risk factor for what?
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squamous cell carcinoma
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arsenic is a risk factor for both SCC and BCC, which does it cause more likely?
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SCC>BCC
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Cigarette smoking leads to what type of cancer?
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SCC
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chronic skin disease leads to increased risk of what?
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skin cancer
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the second most common type of skin cancer with the potential to metastasize with a high cure rate if caught early is what?
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squamous cell carcinoma
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what are the 4 classifications of squamous cell carcinoma?
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Actininic keratosis
Squamous cell carcinoma in situ Squamous cell carcinoma Keratoacanthoma |
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what are Actinic Keratosis?
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are the earliest lesion in the development
pre-cancer with potential to lead to SCC |
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if you have a slow growing, rarely invasive carcinoma, that occurs in sun-exposed area what do you think you have? Where is it contained?
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Squamous Cell Carcinoma in situ
in the epidermis |
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which has a better prognosis, UV induced SCC or non-sun-exposed?
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UV
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if you have invasive skin cancer where does it go down to?
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the dermis
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what is a Keratoaconthoma
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variant of SCC with potential for local destruction and metastasis
Rapidly enlarging nodules with a crater-like center Can involute spontaneously |
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Pt comes in, says they didn't have the lesion 6 weeks ago, and now its there. It rapidly developed, and then involuted. What did the patient have?
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Keratoaconthoma
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MUST BE ABLE TO RECOGNIZE A NODULAR BASAL CELL
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see slide 28/29 in non-melanoma skin cancer lecture
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pearly papule with central ulceration is what?
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Nodular BCC
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Curettage and electrodesiccation (ED&C) is what?
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use a curettage to remove the first layers of skin, the cauterize the stuff underneath
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what treatment is most appropriate for superficial lesions, cheap, but can leave a scar?
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Curettage and electrodesiccation (ED&C)
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what is the treatment Most appropriate for superficial lesions
Currently recommended for superficial BCC’s and AK’s |
Aldara
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