Melanoma — Flashcards

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Regarding the incidence of the three main types of skin cancer in the United States, _____ > Squamous >> Melanoma

Risk factors for squamous cell carcinoma of skin include _____ therapy, arsenic poisoning, and chronic inflammation (e.g. draining sinus tract)

Melanocytic nevi (moles) are common benign neoplasms caused by acquired activating mutations in components of the _____ signaling pathway.

Giant congenital melanocytic naevus or bathing trunk naevus is more than _____cm in size and HAS an increased malignant potential.

What are the four clinical variants of Kaposi sarcoma?

_____ is a clinical-histological pattern (often associated with Cutaneous T-cell Lymphoma) characterized by boggy cutaneous plaques with follicular prominence and accumulation of mucin within the hair follicles.

Which skin cancer presents as an ulcerative red lesion with frequent scale? _____

Superficial _____ cell carcinoma may present as a scaling plaque

DNA analysis of person with fine scaly erythematous plaques, showing clonal arrangements of T cell receptor genes, is suggestive of _____

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What type of nevus shows fascicular growth (elongated rete ridges)? _____

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Flashcard 1: Regarding the incidence of the three main types of skin cancer in the United States, _____ > Squamous >> Melanoma

Answer: Basal

Flashcard 2: Risk factors for squamous cell carcinoma of skin include _____ therapy, arsenic poisoning, and chronic inflammation (e.g. draining sinus tract)

Answer: immunosuppressive

Flashcard 3: Melanocytic nevi (moles) are common benign neoplasms caused by acquired activating mutations in components of the _____ signaling pathway.

Answer: RAS

Flashcard 4: Giant congenital melanocytic naevus or bathing trunk naevus is more than _____cm in size and HAS an increased malignant potential.

Answer: 20

Flashcard 5: What are the four clinical variants of Kaposi sarcoma?

Answer: 1. Classic (European) 2. Endemic (African) 3. Iatrogenic (Transplant-related) 4. Epidemic (AIDS-associated)

Extra: All four variants typically present with cutaneous lesions (violaceous macules, plaques, or nodules). • **Classic**: Elderly Mediterranean/Eastern European men; indolent; lower limbs. • **Endemic**: Sub-Saharan Africa; includes an indolent cutaneous form and an aggressive lymphadenopathic form (especially in children). • **Iatrogenic**: Transplant recipients; management involves adjusting immunosuppression. • **Epidemic**: AIDS-defining illness; HHV-8 associated; aggressive with cutaneous, mucosal, and visceral involvement.

Flashcard 6: _____ is a clinical-histological pattern (often associated with Cutaneous T-cell Lymphoma) characterized by boggy cutaneous plaques with follicular prominence and accumulation of mucin within the hair follicles.

Answer: Follicular mucinosis

Flashcard 7: Which skin cancer presents as an ulcerative red lesion with frequent scale? _____

Answer: Squamous cell carcinoma

Flashcard 8: Superficial _____ cell carcinoma may present as a scaling plaque

Answer: basal

Flashcard 9: DNA analysis of person with fine scaly erythematous plaques, showing clonal arrangements of T cell receptor genes, is suggestive of _____

Answer: mycosis fungoides

Flashcard 10: What type of nevus shows fascicular growth (elongated rete ridges)? _____

Answer: Spitz nevus

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