Pathoma: Epithelial Tumors

Question 1

Describe seborrheic keratoses.

Answer 1

Benign proliferations of squamous cells, commonly seen in the elderly; gray; often on appendicular skin.

Question 2

Histologically, seborrheic keratoses have __________.

Answer 2

circles of dense keratin

Question 3

Multiple seborrheic keratoses appearing all at once is called _______.

Answer 3

Leser-Trelat sign

Question 4

In addition to appearing on insulin-resistant diabetics, acanthosis nigricans also can co-occur with _______.

Answer 4

malignancy

Question 5

Xeroderma pigmentosum leads to an increase in _______.

Answer 5

basal cell carcinoma and squamous cell carcinoma

Question 6

The most common cancer to arise out of immunosuppression is ____________.

Answer 6

squamous cell carcinoma

Question 7

BCC usually appears on the ________ lip, while SCC usually appears on the ________.

Answer 7

upper; lower

Question 8

________ usually appear and regress quickly.

Answer 8

Keratoacanthoma