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Melanocytic Tumors

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What is the origin of melanocytes   Melanocytes migrate from the neural crest and arrive in the epidermis in the 8 to 10 week fetus  
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Melanocytes are identified ultrastructurally by the distinctive appearance of their   melanosomes  
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What is the name for flat, brown to black pigmented spots that show increased numbers of melanocytes in the basal cell layer   Lentigo  
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What is the syndrome that typically has multiple lentigine in a perioral distribution on the hands and feet   Peutz-Jeghers Syndrome  
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Is it an increase in the number of melanocytes or increase in the amount of melanin that produces the ephelis, or freckle   increased amount of melanin  
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What is a lesion that looks like a freckle but is much larger   Cafe au Lait Macule  
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The presence of 6 or more Cafe au Lait Macules larger than 1.5 cm is highly suggestive of?   neurofibromatosis  
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What are the three classifications of nevi based on location   Junctional, Compound, and Intradermal  
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What is another name for Epithelioid Cell Nevus   Spitz's nevus  
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Where is a blue nevus most likely to be seen   on the buttock, dorsa of the hands and feet and face  
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T/F Congenital Nevi are common   False most nevi are not congenital  
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When is the median age for diagnosis with Malignant Melanoma   fifth decade  
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Where do most malignant melanomas occur in people with darker skin   palms, soles, under nails, and on mucus membranes  
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Would there likely be more malignant melanoma in Northern or Southern Norway   Northern (incidence increases with latitude)  
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What are the three major growth phases of malignant melanoma   Radial and Vertical  
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This type of Melanoma comprises approximately 70% of all malignant melanomas it has a long radial growth period before entering vertical growth   Superficial spreading malignant melanoma  
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This Melanoma has almost no radial growth phase   Nodular malignant melanoma  
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What is the most common melanoma occuring in Blacks, Hispanics, Asians, and American Indians   Acral Lentiginous Melanoma  
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What does Level 1 indicate   Intraepidermal or in situ  
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What does Level 2 indicate   Invades papillary dermis  
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What does Level III indicate   fills adn expands the papillary dermis  
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What does Level IV indicate   invades the reticular dermis  
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What does Level V indicate   invades subcutaneous fat  
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What is now regarded as the single most useful histopathologic indicator of prognosis in melanoma   The thickness measurement  
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What are some additional microscopic parameters that have soe predictive value   ulceration, regression, mitotic rate, degree of lymphoid infiltration of tumor and presence of micrometastases within the lesion  
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