Skin cancer Flashcards
1
Q
Basal cell carcinoma
A
Pink, pearly nodules
Commonly with telangiectasia, rolled borders, and central crusting or ulceration
Nonhealing ulcer of scaling plague (superficial BCC)
BCC have palisading nuclei.
2
Q
SCC
A
Second most common
Lower lip
Actinic keratosis: scaly plague, precursur to SCC
Kertoacanthoma: variant that grows rapidly (4-6 wks) but regress spontaneously over months
3
Q
Melanoma
A
S100
Depth correlates with risk of met.
