Cancers BCC, SCC lesions Flashcards
Melanocytic nevi (moles) is a result from proliferatons of cutaneous _______.
Melanocytes
Melanocytic nevi (moles) are a benign lesion and treatment is not needed (self limiting or observation) but forcosmetic you could do ________.
cryotherapy
Solar lentigo is another skin lesion resulting from ________ proliferation. they are usually called “old age spots” or “_______” spots.
Melanocytes
sunspots
Solar lentigo presents as oval _________ pigmented macules in areas of sun exposure.
tx for this is _________ nitrogen.
evenly
liquid
About ___% of SCC arises from Actinic Keratosis (AK). Risk factors in patients inlcude fair skin and sun exposure and _________ patients
60
Immunosuppressed
AK will present with classic erythematous _________ macule, papule or plaque.
scaly
With AK Dx you should _________ if you suspect SCC or BCC
Biopsy
AK tx for a single lesion would be _________therapy or any surgical procedure.
for multiple lesions you could do a _________ medication
cryo
topical
Individuals w/ a Atypical nevi have a risk of devolping _________. sometimes presentation can be called a “_________”
melanoma
fried egg
Name the A.B.C.D.E of melanoma
Asymmetry
Border (Irregular)
Color
Diamater (6mm>)
Evolution
Dx for Atypical Nevi is _________. complete removal of it.
Biopsy
Basal cell carcinoma (BCC) grows from the _________ layer of the epidermis. BCC has a low potential of _________.
basal
metastasis
Risk factors in patient history for BCC can be sun exposure, tanning beds, phototherapy, fair skin, HIV, _________ consuption.
coffee
70% BCC location in a patient will be on the _________. BCC descritption will be _________ or translucent. pink or _________- colored papule
Face
pearly
flesh
features for BCC low recurrence is it has to be less than ___mm in diameter on the trunk and extemeties excluding the pre-tibia, hands, feet, nail and ankles
20mm
First line Tx for BCC would be _________ excision
Surgical
High risk of recurrnece locations for BCC would be the _________ and neck. Hands and _________ and _________. Also of the patient is _________.
head
feet
genetilia
immunocompromised
First line Tx for high risk reccurance BCC is _________ surgery
Mohs micrographic
Squamas cell carcinoma is a _________ tumor arising from the epidermal _________ keratinocytes which has a chance to _________ unlike BCC that has a low potential.
maligmant
squamous
metastisis
SCC can be on any cutaneous _________. You should palpate the _________ nodes because SCC can metastasize to this area
surface
lymph
In situ cutaneous SCC the cells stay in the _________ layer. this is also known as “_________ disease”
this specific SCC will present _________ and its a lesion that slowly grew (years).
epidermis
Bowen’s
Asymptomatic
Invasive cutanous squamous cell carcinoma is different from In situ because it may become _________ and pruritic.
painful
In situ SCC will present as well demarcated, _________, patch or plaque while invasive cutaneous SCC will present indurated or firm _________ papules.
scaly
hyperkeratotic
SCC Dx involes a ____________ examination.
Histopathologic
