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1
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Most deadly of all skin Cancer

A

Melanoma

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2
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Which growth phase of Melanoma is worrisome? Radial or Vertical

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Vertical phase - has a metastatic potential

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3
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Aside from Melanoma with “red nucleoli”, What other malignancy has a prominent nucleoli?

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Prostatic acinar adenocarcinoma

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4
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Melanoma cells stains positive for?

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S-100 —- neural crest cell marker

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5
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Melanoma cells stains also stains for?

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HMB-45 —- melanocyte marker

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6
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Epidermal tumor with a morphology of Basaloid cells, hyperkeratosis, Horn cyst, invagination cyst?

A

Seborrheic Keratosis

benign
Leser-trelat sign
Cyst - keratin filled
tumor produces TGF- a (keratinocyte stimulation)

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7
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thickened, hyperpigmented skin with a velvet like texture in flexural areas

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Acanthosis Nigricans

undulation of epidermis and dermal papillae
Hyperkeratosis
Basal cell hyperpigmentation

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8
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Epidermal tumor with Premalignant to SCC?

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Actinic Keratosis
hyperkeratotic lesion occurs in sun-damaged skin

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9
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MC invasive Cancer in human

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BCCa

pearly papules with telangiectasia – rodent ulcer
nest of basaloid cells with peripheral palisading
stromal retraction

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10
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6Ps of Lichen Planus

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Pruritic, purple, polygonal, planar, papules, and plaques

Wickham striae = white dots on papules
CD8+ T cell mediated hypersensitivity

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11
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pinpoint bleeding on lifting scales on Psoriasis

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Auspitz sign

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12
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Morphology seen in Psoriasis

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Acanthosis with elongation of rete ridges
absent stratum granulosum
Munro microabscesses
Spongiform of Kogoj

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13
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It is neutrophils within the parakeratotic stratum corneum

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Munro microabscesses

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14
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Neutrophils in spongiotic foci of the superficial epidermis

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Spongiform pustules of Kogoj

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15
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Pemphigus is most commonly associated with?

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NHL

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16
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Dermatitis herpetiformis is assoc with:

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Celiac disease

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17
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keratinization with retained nuclei in the stratum corneum

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Parakeratosis

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18
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Direct precursor of melanoma
marker of increase melanoma risk

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Dysplastic nevus

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19
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Melanocytic, Dysplastic and melanomas shared these mutation

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RAS/BRAF mutations

20
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MC mutation found in Melanoma

21
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Melanocyte is derived from

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Neural crest cell

22
Q

Squamous cell Carcinoma assoc with

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Epidermodysplasi verruciformis

23
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2nd MC tumor arising on sun-exposed skin
keratin pearls
dyskeratotic cells
plaque to nodules with ulceration

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squamous Cell Carcinoma

24
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Wickham striae
Koebner phenomenon
hypekeratosis & Hypegranulosis
Sawtoothing of epidermal-dermal junction
Civatte bodies

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Lichen planus

25
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Anucleate, necrotic basal cells incorporated into inflamed papillary dermis

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Civatte (colloid) bodies

26
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Salmon colored plaque with silver white scales
Cell mediated CD4 CD8
Auzpits sign
Koebner phenomenon

27
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Morphology of Psoriasis

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test tube in a rack appearance
Munro Microabscess
spongiform of kogoj

28
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MC inflammatory Blistering disease

A

Pemphigus vulgaris

desmoglein (desmosome)
IgG
Suprabasilar
Acantholysis
+ Nicolysky sign

29
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Hemidesmosome
IgG
loc: Basement membrane
Basal cell layer vacuolization
- Nikolysky sign

A

Bullous Pemphigoid

30
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Target: Reticulin
Supedermal
IgA, tips of Dermatitis herpetiforms
- nickosky sign
Fibrin and neutrohil at the tip

A

Dermatitis Herpetiformis

31
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top layer of the skin SLIP AWAY from the lower layers WHEN RUBBED

A

Nikolsky sign
seen in Phemphigus vulgaris

32
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Molluscum boy: ellipsoid, Cytoplasmic inclusion in keratinocytes
pink pearly firm papule with umbilicated center

A

Molluscum contagiosum

33
Q

acute infection with VZV,
Latent infection

A

Varicella
Zoster

HM: Intraepidermal vesicles with intranuclear inclusion in keratinocytes

34
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MC complication of VZV

A

MC: Post-herpetic neuralgia
Ramsay Hunt syndrome- Facial paralysis
Herpes Zoster Opthalmicus

35
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Chronic suppurative infection of the apocrine gland

A

HIdradenitis

36
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Neutrophilic accumulation beneath stratum corneum
Honey-colored crusting

37
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Impetigo Contagiosa cause by

A

S. pyogenes

38
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Impetigo Bullosa cause by

39
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Premature keratinization within cells below stratum granulusom

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Dyskeratosis

40
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Spinosum + Basale layer =

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Germinativum

41
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Langerhans cells commonly seen in

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Spinososum layer

42
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Intercellular edema of the epidermis

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Spongiosis

43
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pigmented nevus, mole
nested melanocytic hyperplasia
Neurotization
benign lesion

A

Melanocytic nevus

44
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larger variegated surface, irregular border
epidermal and dermal involvement, archi and cytologic atypia
precursor to melanoma

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Dysplastic nevus

45
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skin layer not seen in THIN SKIN

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Lucidum layer

  • flat eosinophilic keratinocytes

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