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Duke PA Benign and Malignant Skin Lesions

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medical term for skin tag, usually appear after 30's   achrochordon  
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bening, firm, mobile, subcutaneous nodule, most common on hair bearing areas, but may occur anywhere   epidermal cyst  
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aka mole   nevus  
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nevus cells located within the deeper dermis   blue nevus  
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where are blue nevi most commonly found   head, neck, buttocks, and dorsal hands/feet, can be seen anywhere  
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perform a complete skin exam as this phenomenon may occur in vitiligo and in malignant melanoma   halo nevus  
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a preexisting nevus of any type which is surrounded by a rim of depigmentation, an autoimmune phenomena preceding the disappearance of the nevus   halo nevus  
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benign, pink, tan, or brown dome-shaped smooth papules, most common in children, rare in adults, most common on the face, scalp, neck, and legs   Spitz nevus  
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treatement of spitz nevus   excision is recommended since melanoma has been reported to arise albeit rarely  
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not a true nevus since it lacks nevus cells, it is a developmental anomaly appearing as a brown patch, a patch of hair, or both   Becker's nevus  
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aka freckles   ephilides  
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aka age spots, liver spots, wisdom spots   lentigo  
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benign 1-2 mm well defined red, tan, or brown colored macules, increased # of melanocytes therefore they tend to darken with sun exposure and fade in the winter months   ephilides  
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most common skin cancer/most common cancer in humans   basal cell carcinoma  
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usually slow growing and locally destructive lesions. Metastasis virtually never occurs in theis type of cancer (most common on the face, scalp, ears, and neck   basal cell carcinoma  
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most common variant of BCC,   nodular BCC  
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treatment for nodular BCC   ED&C, excision, and MMS for recurrent or high risk lesion  
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least aggressive variant of BCC   superficial BCC  
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this BCC may resemble melanoma   pigmented BCC  
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least common BCC very subtle, white to yellow patch with poorly defined borders   morpheaform BCC  
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treatment of choice for morpheaform BCC   MMS  
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common, persistent, keratotic growth with malignant potential, caused by cumulative sun exposure (most commonly seen on sun-exposed skin of fair-skinned patients   actinic keratosis  
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lesions appear as flesh colored, yellowish, brown, pink, or red-colored, scaly, hyperkeratotic, or rough textured papules. they may also present as cutaneous horns   actinic keratosis  
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treatment for actinic keratosis   5-FU, imiquimod, cryotherapy, or ED&C  
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potentially invasive, primary cutaneous malignancy of keratinocytes in the skin or mucous membranes   squamous cell carcinoma  
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most squamous cell carcinoma is caused by   UV light, radiation, chemicals (arsenic and hydrocarbons), tobacco, chronic infection, chronic inflammation, burns, and human papillomavirus infection  
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common, rapidly growing, solitary, firm, red nodule, with a central keratotoic plug or cutaneous horn. cannot be clinically distinguished from an invasive SCC and must be biopsied   keratoacanthoma  
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ABCDE stands for   asymmetry, border irregularity, color, diameter, evolving  
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should be in your differential for any new mole presenting in adulthood or any mole changeing in size, shape, or color   malignant melanoma  
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the incidence of __ is rising faster than the rate of any other human cancer and the mortality rate is increasing at a rate second only to lung cancer.   malignant melanoma  
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the most common cancer in females 25-29 yo and is the second most common cancer in women 30-35 yo   malignant melanoma  
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most common cause of death in malignant melanoma   CNS mets  
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pigmentation of the proximal nail fold   hutchinson's sign  
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ED&C stands for   electrodessication and curettage (shave biopys followed by alternating use of curette and electrocautery for 3 cycles each  
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