NMSC, melanoma Flashcards
> 6mm size, > 2mm thickness SCC located on central face, best 2 treatment option?
1) Moh’s
2) excision with 6 mm margin
well differentiated SCC < 1 cm,
2 treatment options?
1) excision with 4 mm margins
2) Electorsurgery and curretage
2 best topical pharmacotherapy agent for AK ?
1) IQ 5% cream 2 x week for 16 weeks
2) 5-FU 5% BD 2 to 4 weeks.
2 effective topical treatments for small
superficial basal cell carcinomas
1) imiquimod 5% 5X week
2) 5-Fluorouracil 5%
alternative treatment for small nodular basal cell carcinomas in patients who are poor candidates for
surgical treatment/ EC
1)imiquimod 5% 5X week
topical treatment of Bowen disease,
imiquimod 5%
5-fluorouracil 5%
which 2 topical agents are (approved by the FDA)AKs and superficial BCCs, rest are for off label use
5-fluorouracil
Imiquimod
If the patient’s melanoma had first been detected by
the physician rather than the patient himself, which of
the following is more likely to have been true?
c. The melanoma would have been thinner
According to the studies from Germany’s SCREEN
project, screening for melanoma would be associated
with a decrease in which of the following?
Melanoma mortality
In alopecia areata, which of the following is the most
likely dermatoscopic feature of inactive, late stages of
the disease?
Vellus hair
regularly distributed yellow dots
polycystic ovary syndrome,
2 out of
3 clinical indications to make the diagnosis
ncluding
oligo- or anovulation, clinical and/or biochemical signs of hyperandrogenism, and
echographic polycystic ovaries