Precancer/nonmelanoma skin cancers Flashcards
Atrophic flat pearly pink to red thin, scaly plaque
superficial BCC
speckled brown, blue, black melanin in lesions
pigmented bcc
atrophic poorly defined borders, smooth pink or flesh colored papules/plaques, may have a scar appearance
morpheaform/infiltrative bcc
Multiple BCC in childhood associated with pitted palms and soles, cysts on jaw, coarse facial features and skeletal abnormalities
nevoid basal cell syndrome
arborizing vessels
leaf like structures
concentric spoke wheel like structures
large blue gray ovoid nest
multiple blue-gray non-aggregated globules
BCC dermoscopy
High risk BCC AREA
THE ‘H’ AREA;
central face, periorbital, eyebrows, eyelids, nose, lips, chin, mandible, temple, ear, pre- and post-auricular, genitalia, hands, feet
Moderate risk BCC
scalp forehead, cheeks, neck, pretibial
low risk bcc
trunk/extremities
Low risk vs high risk BCC types
low risk; nodular & superficial
High risk- morpheaform, micronodular, infiltrative, basosquamous w/ perineural invasion >6mm in high risk areas or > 1 cm in low risk areas
1st line treatment of BCC
MOHs with 4 mm margin
surgical excision with 4mm margin
C&E for superficial BCC
precursors to SCC
cellular mutation from cumulative UV exposure
pink/red rough macules w/ a sandpaper texture, white to yellow scale occurring on sun damaged skin
Actinic keratosis
Types of 5FU cream
- efudex 5% cream 2x/day for 2-4 weeks
- tolak 4 % daily for 4 wks for lesions on face, ear, or scalp
- carac 0.5 daily for up to 4 weeks for face and anterior scalp
Bowen’s disease
induced by HPV
solitary, red brown, violaceous papules/plaques that are well defined.
Squamous Cell in Situ
SCCis of glans and prepuce of penis, vulva, oral mucosa
Well defined shiny red plaque
erythroplasia of Queyrat
Sudden onset (weeks) rapidly growing plaque/nodule with crater like center of keratin
Keratocanthoma
2nd most common type of skin cancer
SCC
mutation of p53 tumor suppression gene secondary to uv exposure, aging, smoking, or immune suppression
Neural or vacular invasion may occur.
SCC
What are risk factors for SCC
fair, blue eyes w/ blonde or red hair
cumulative sun exposure, especially in childhood, arsenic exposure
smoking
outdoor occupation
areas of burns, trauma or chronic inflammation
flesh colored to erythematous papuels/nodules which may be hyperkeratotic, smooth, or ulcerated.
SCC
linear, irregular vessels
elongated hair pin vessels, dotted vessels or a combo
White halo surrounds the vessels
brown or gray dots in a linear arrangement
dermoscopy of SCC
SCC; greater than or equal to 2 cm on trunk or extremities
high risk SCC tumor
SCC; greater than 1 cm on cheeks forehead scalp neck and pretibial
high risk
SCC; less than 1cm on cheeks forehead scalp neck and pretibial
low risk
SCC; less than 2 cm on trunk and extremities
low risk