Skin Flashcards
1
Q
What is the A-E of skin cancer
A
Asymmetry Border Colour Diameter Evolution
2
Q
What are the 5 types of melanoma
A
Lentigo maligna melanoma Superficial spreading Nodular Acral Subungal
3
Q
SCC is associated with
A
Sun exposure and smoking
4
Q
What are the precursors of SCc
A
Bowen’s disease
Acitinic keratosis
5
Q
Central ulceration pearly nodule vessels
A
BCC
6
Q
How can you determine the stage of a skin cancer
A
Breslow thickness
7
Q
What is xeroderma pigmentoshm
A
Photo sensitivity disease where skin cancer can occur on UV exposed sites
Defect in NER genes
8
Q
What is Gorlin’s syndrome
A
Aut Dom disease featuring multiple BCCs
9
Q
UV radiation causes ,,,,, mutations
A
Purimidine dimer mutations
