Derm

Question 1

Closed pocket of pus

Answer 1

Abscess

Question 2

Blister greater than 0.5 cm in diameter

Answer 2

Bulla

Question 3

Closed. Saclike. Membranous capsule full of liquid or semisolid material

Answer 3

Cyst

Question 4

Skin discoloration that isn’t raised or depressed

Answer 4

Macule

Question 5

Small mass of rounded or irregular shape greater than 1 cm in diameter

Answer 5

Nodule

Question 6

Small, circumscribed, elevated lesion of skin less than 1 cm in diameter

Answer 6

Papule

Question 7

Pleateaulike, raised, solid area on skin that covers a large SA in relation to its height above skin

Answer 7

Plaque

Question 8

Lesion through skin or mucous embrace resulting from loss of tissue

Answer 8

Ulcer

Question 9

Small blister less than 0.5cm in diameter

Answer 9

Vesicle

Question 10

No invasion of dermis. Malignant melanocytes localized to epidermis.

Answer 10

Melanoma in situ

Question 11

Excise melanoma in situ with _________ borders

Answer 11

5 mm

Question 12

Most common type of melanoma in both sexes

Answer 12

Superficial spreading

Question 13

Spreads superficially along top layers of skin before penetrating into deeper layers. Superficial or radial growth phase is slower than vertical phase where lesion grows into dermis and can invade

Answer 13

Superficial spreading melanoma

Question 14

Raised borders. Brown lesions with pinks, whites, grays, or blues

Answer 14

Superficial spreading melanoma

Question 15

Most often found in the elderly in their 60s on chronic sun-damage skin such as face, ears, arms, and upper trunk

Answer 15

Lentigo maligna

Question 16

Least common type of melanoma, but most common seen in Hawaii

Answer 16

Lentigo maligna

Question 17

Tan to brown lesions with very irregular borders

Answer 17

Lentigo maligna

Question 18

Uncommon. Nonpigmented. Can present as other types of noncancerous lesions including eczema, fungal infections, BCC, or SCC.

Answer 18

Amelanotic melanoma

Question 19

Most common melanoma in African Americans and Asians

Answer 19

Acral lentiginous melanoma

Question 20

Found under the nails, soles of feet, palms of hands

Answer 20

Acral lentiginous melanoma

Question 21

Invasive at time of diagnosis. Most aggressive. Second most common type of melanoma. Mostly black. Arise from nevi or normal skin

Answer 21

Nodular melanoma

Question 22

Melanomas less than __________ mm thick have lower rates of mets

Answer 22

1

Question 23

Most common of all skin cancers. Appear as pearly papules with central ulceration or multiple telangiectasias

Answer 23

BCC

Question 24

Rarely mets but can grow large and be locally destructive

Answer 24

BCC

Question 25

Higher rate of mets

Answer 25

SCC

Question 26

Irregularly shaped plaques or nodules with raised borders

Answer 26

SCC

Question 27

Scaly, ulcerated, and bleed easily

Answer 27

SCC