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30 Cards in this Set
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What are the majority of non-melanoma skin cancers?
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basal cell carcinoma’s and
squamous cell carcinoma’s |
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What is the most common type of skin cancer in caucasians?
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BCC
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What is a threshold point?
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amount of UV light that will cause BCC, regardless of future exposure
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How does UV exposure work in AK and SCC?
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once you stop exposure, risk of developing them goes down
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How does the risk of radiation compare in BCC vs. SCC?
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they are equally 3x more likely
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Smoking increases risk of BCC or SCC?
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SCC
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HPV increases risk of BCC or SCC?
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SCC
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How does the risk of arsenic compare in BCC vs. SCC
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increases chance of SCC more than BCC
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What is the 2nd most often seen skin cancer?
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SCC
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Which is more likely to metastasize, SCC or BCC?
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SCC
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4 classes of SCC:
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actininic keratosis, squamous cell carcinoma in situ, squamous cell carcinoma,
keratoacanthoma |
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What are pre-malignant SCC?
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AK
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What is an AK?
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earliest lesion in the development of malignant SCC
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What is the clinical feature of AK?
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scale
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How often do SCC in situ progress to an invasive SCC?
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rarely
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T or F: SCC in sun-exposed area has better prognosis than non sun-exposed area
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true
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Papules, plaques or nodules that are skin-colored, pink or red indicates what?
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verruca vulgaris
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What part of the face has a bad prognosis?
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lower lip
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What kinds of carcinomas are rapidly developing?
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keratoaconthoma
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What BCC is most common?
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nodular
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BCC buzzwords?
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pearly (shiny); ulcerative center
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Superficial BCC found in what population?
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younger people's trunk
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What is ED&C? What is this best option for?
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scrape and burn treatment; superficial BCC's
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Problems with ED&C?
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scarring, don't know if you got everything
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Excisional surgery is a good treatment for all cancers except:
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morpheaform BCC’s
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What does a morpheaform BCC look like?
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octopus like with tentacles
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What is treatment for morpheaform BCC? What is benefit?
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Moh's surgery; highest % cure rate of any skin cancer treatment
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What stage can radiation be used in SCC? What does this stage show?
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stage III; positive lymph noes
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Cryotherapy works best on what?
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AK
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What drug is good for superficial lesions?
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aldara
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