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SKIN CANCER Flashcards

1
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What is the adult human follicular skin made of?

A

Stratified squamous epithelium

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2
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What layer of skin is the epidermal barrier?

A

Stratum corneum

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3
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What is the most abundant cell in the epridermis?

A

Keratinocytes

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4
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What cell is important for tissue repair?

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Keratinocytes

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5
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What is the normal wound healing order?

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Inflammation, proliferation, maturation

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6
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What is the most common type of skin cancer?

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Basal cell carcinoma

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7
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When does the skin maturation lead to a component barrier being formed?

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24 weeks

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8
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What basal is most common in basal cell carcinoma?

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Nodular

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9
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What cells are skin cancers found in?

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Keratinocytes and melanocytes

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10
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What type of skin cancer is easy to mestastisise?

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Squamous cell carcinoma

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11
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What molecular changes lead to basal cell carcinoma?

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Abnormal activity of the hedgehog signalling pathway, mutations in patched 1 and SMO can cause tumour formation

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12
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Where does squamous cell carcinoma begin?

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Epidermis

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13
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What is the mutation gene that causes squamous cell carcinoma?

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P53 - wild type to mutant 53

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14
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How many stages of squamous cell carcinoma are there?

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5 (0-4)

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15
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What is cyrosurgery used for in squamous cell carcinoma?

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Freezing cancer cells in order to destroy them

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16
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What are the symptoms of melanoma?

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Change in mole or patch of skin

17
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What mutation does melanoma have?

A

BRAF mutation

18
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What are the general cancer stages?

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1: cancer cells look normal and growing slowly
2: cancer cells looking abnormal and growing quicker
3: cancer cells look extremely abnormal and growing rapidly

19
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Where are melanocytes found in the human skin?

A

Basal layer of epidermis

20
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What does a fine needle do?

A

Inserted into tissue cells with a tumour present, e.g. a patient with a tumour in their neck representing a case of melanoma

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