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1
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What are actinic keratoses

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Partial thickness dysplasia of epidermal keratinocytes

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What can actinic keratoses transform into

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Squamous cell carcinoma

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Presentation of actinic keratoses

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Scaly, erythematous papules or patches
Feel gritty and rough

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Where do actinic keratoses present

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Sun exposed areas: scalp, face, hands

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Lesion based treatment of actinic keratoses

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Cryotherapy, curettage and cautery

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6
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Field based treatments for actinic keratoses

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Topical 5-fluorouracil, photodynamic therapy

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7
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What is another name for bowens disease

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Intraepithelial carcinoma

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8
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What is bowens disease

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SCC in situ
Full thickness dysplasia of epithelial keratinocytes

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9
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Who typically presents with bowens disease and where does it present

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Lower legs of fair skinned women

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10
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How does bowens disease present

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Slowly enlarging, well demarcated, scaly red plaque with an irregular border

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Management of bowens disease

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5-fluorouracil
Cryotherapy, photodynamic therapy

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12
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What are a keratoacanthomas

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Rapidly growing epidermal tumours

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13
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When does a keratoacanthoma present

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On sun exposed skin in later life

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14
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Presentation of keratoacanthoma

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Red papules with a central, crater-like crust keratinous plug

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15
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Management of keratoacanthoma

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Usually excised by can regress spontaneously after about 3 months

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16
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What is the most common malignant skin cancer

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Basal cell carcinoma

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17
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What is a common name for a BCC

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Rodent ulcer

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18
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Where do BCCs arise from

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Basal keratinocytes

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19
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What is the main cause of BCC

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Intense intermittent exposure to UV radiation

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20
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Genetic association with BCC

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90% have an inactivating mutation of PTCH

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21
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Name some other risk factors for BCC

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Immunosuppression, smoking, ionising radiation, trauma

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22
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Name 2 conditions associated with BCC

A

Xeroderma pigmentosum
Oculocutaneous albinism

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23
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Inheritance in oculocutaneous albinism

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Autosomal recessive

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24
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Pathophysiology of oculocutaneous albinism

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Absence or a defect of tyrosinase resulting in an absence of melanin

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25
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Describe the growth and spread of a BCC

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Slow growing
Rarely metastasise
Can kill by invasion

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26
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What causes BCCs and SCCs

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Epidermal keratinocyte DNA is damaged by solar UV radiation

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27
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History associated with BCC symptoms

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Slow growing, just won’t heal, asymptomatic

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28
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Clinical features of a BCC

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Rolled pearly edge, central ulceration, telangiectasia

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29
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Where do nodular BCCs usually present

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On the face

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30
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Presentation of a superficial BCC

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Erythematous, well demarcated scaly plaques
Slightly raised whipcord margin

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31
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How are infiltrative BCCs characterised

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By thickened yellowish plaques

32
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Presentation of a pigmented BCC

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Brown, blue or greyish
May resemble malignant melanoma

33
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In who is a pigment BCC more often seen in

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Individuals with dark skin

34
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Investigations for BCC

A

Biopsy

35
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Management of a nodular BCC

A

Wide excision

36
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Management of a superficial BCC

A

NON-SURGICAL TREATMENT
cryotherapy, photodynamic therapy, topical imiquimod

37
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Management of inflitrative BCC

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MOHs surgery

38
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Where do SCCs arise from

A

Supra-basal keratinocytes

39
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What is the biggest association with SCC

A

Lifetime cumulative sun exposure

40
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Genetic factors of SCCs

A

Fair skin type
Xeroderma pigmentosum
Oculocutaneous albinism

41
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State 2 precursors to SCC

A

Actinic keratoses
Bowens disease

42
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What’s another word for actinic

A

Solar

43
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What is the most common skin cancer in immunosuppressed patients

A

SCC

44
Q

Name some other risk factors for SCC

A

Smoking
Ionising radiation
Trauma

45
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Describe the growth and spread of SCCs

A

Locally invasive
Low but definite risk of metastases

46
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What are some high risk sites for SCC

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Ear, lip and scalp

47
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Presentation of an SCC

A

Warty or hyperkeratotic lump or ulcer
Grow faster, may be painful and bleed

48
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Usual management of an SCC

A

Complete wide surgical excision

49
Q

Where does malignant melanoma arise from

A

Melanocytes in the basal layer of the epidermis

50
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What is the main association with malignant melanoma

A

Intermittent intense sun exposure

51
Q

Name some risk factors for malignant melanoma

A

Fair skin, multiple melanocytic naevi, family history of melanoma, immunosuppression

52
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Genetic association with malignant melanomas

A

Activating BRAF mutation

53
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Mutation seen in acral melanomas

A

c-kit mutations

54
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Describe a superficial spreading melanoma

A

Large, flat, irregularly pigmented lesion
Grows laterally before vertical invasion develops

55
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Where are superficial spreading melanomas commonly seen

A

on the trunk and limbs

56
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How do acral lentiginous malignant melanomas arise

A

Pigmented lesions on the palm or sole or under the nail

57
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What is a lentigo maligna melanoma

A

Invasive tumour that develops within pre-existing lentigo maligna

58
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Where do lentigo maligna melanomas usually present

A

Sun damaged face, neck or scalp

59
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What is the most aggressive type of melanoma

A

Nodular malignant melanoma

60
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Where do nodular malignant melanoma often occur

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On the trunk

61
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How do nodular melanomas present

A

Rapidly growing pigmented nodules which bleeds or ulcerates

62
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What growth phase is a nodular melanoma always in

A

Vertical phase !!!

63
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Radial growth phase

A

Tumour grows horizontally within the epidermis

64
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Vertical growth phase

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Tumour cells begin to invade deeper layers of the skin e.g. the dermis

65
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What is used to stage melanomas

A

Breslow thickness

66
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What is breslow thickness

A

Measures the vertical depth of invasion from the granular layer of the epidermis to the deepest tumour cell

67
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What melanomas can metastasise

A

Those in the vertical growth phase

68
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What do satellite deposits indicate

A

Local invasion of melanoma

69
Q

Where can melanomas commonly spread to in the blood

A

Skin/soft tissues, heart, lungs, GI tract, liver, brain

70
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History of symptoms in malignant melanoma

A

Changing pigmented lesions, itchy or bleeding

71
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What approach is used to suspect melanoma

A

ABCDE approach

72
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ABCDE approach in dermatology

A

Asymmetry
Border- irregular
Colour- 2 or more
Diameter- >6mm
Evolution- is it changing ?

73
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Management of malignant melanoma

A

Narrow complete excision

74
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What other assessment is useful in staging melanomas

A

Sentinel lymph node biopsy

75
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What happens if sentinel node biopsy is positive in malignant melanoma

A

Regional lymphadenectomy

76
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Management of advanced malignant melanoma

A

Chemo, immunotherapy, genetic therapies

77
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Genetic therapies offered for malignant melanoma

A

Imatinib for c-kit mutations
Debrafenib for BRAF mutations

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