Skin Flashcards
1
Q
Account for most deaths from skin CA
A
Cutaneous melanomas
2
Q
Strongest risk factors for skin ca
A
Presence of multiple benign or atypical nevi + family or personal hx of melanoma
3
Q
Highest risk of melanoma
A
Congenital melanocytic nevi
4
Q
MC variant of melanoma
A
Superficial spreading melanoma
5
Q
Best predictor of metastatic risk
A
Breslow thickness
6
Q
Most significant cause of nonmelanoma skin Ca
A
UV exposure (sunlight or artificial)
7
Q
Accounts for 70-80% of NMSC
A
Basal Cell Ca
8
Q
MC type of BCC
A
Noduloulcerative
9
Q
NMSC having high risk for metastasis
A
Squamous cell Ca
10
Q
Treatment for BCC
A
Radiation in most cases
