Cancers Flashcards
Basal cell carcinoma signs
small translucent growth, rolled edges, pigmented brown or small blood vessels. open sore. bleeds and reheals. cluster of slow grwing shiny pink or red lesions that are scaly and bleed easily. hard flat or depression lesion that is waxy and white-yellow.
squamos cell carcinoma
crusted
actinic keratoses description
dry, scalt, rough tectures patches or lesions. cutaneous horn. precancerous lesion that results from UV exposure.
location of AK?
fce, ears, lip. scalp, neck, forearems, back of hands
AK tx?
curettage, shave removal, cyrosurgery, chemical peels, 5FU cream
Seborrheic keratoses description?
benign, waxy pasted on mole look. common on scalp line and trunk.
BCC description?
flesh colored lesion to slightly pigmented. raised shiny appeaance with pearly borders.
SCC lesion description?
roughened, scaling area that does not heal and readily bleeds when scraped.