Skin Disorders & Neoplasms - Name the skin cancer that is described: Flashcards by Maude Oehlerking | Brainscape

Q

Most deadly kind

A

Malignant melanoma

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Most common type

A

Basal cell carcinoma

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Occurs in stratum spinosum

A

Squamous cell carcinoma

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Least likely to metastasize

A

Basal cell carcinoma

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Occurs in the dermis

A

Kaposi sarcoma

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Q

Lesion often ulcerates

A

Basal cell carcinoma

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Lesion has a pearly edge

A

Basal cell carcinoma

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Often develops from a mole

A

Malignant melanoma

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Common in AIDS patients

A

Kaposi sarcoma

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Highest incidence in fair-skinned,

red or blonde-haired

A

Malignant melanoma

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Lesion is red, raised, scaly

A

Squamous cell melanoma

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Skin cancers of epithelial cells (two types)

A

Basal cell carcinoma, Squamous cell carcinoma

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Lesion is purplish in color

A

Kaposi sarcoma

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A cancer of melanocytes

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Malignant melanoma

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