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Skin Pathology
Burns and Skin cancers
Term | Definition |
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1st degree | damage only to epidermis |
2nd degree | damage through epidermis & into dermis - blisters form between the two layers |
3rd degree | destroys dermis and epidermis and extends into subcutaneous tissue |
basal cell carcinomas | a type of skin cancer that doesn't spread to other organs |
squamous cell carcinoma | a type of skin cancer that can spread to other organs |
malignant melanoma | most deadly skin cancer, spreads to other organs |