Skin Tumors — Flashcards

Flashcard 41: What is the most common site of Basal Cell Carcinoma (BCC)?

Answer: Nose

Extra: Basal Cell Carcinoma (BCC), also known as Rodent Ulcer, most commonly occurs on sun-exposed areas of the face, specifically above the line joining the angle of the mouth and the ear lobule. The nose is the most frequent anatomical site (approximately 30% of cases).

Flashcard 42: Cutaneous horn can show features of _____ carcinoma at its base

Answer: squamous cell

Flashcard 43: The absence of regression is a _____ prognostic factor in melanomas

Answer: favorable

Flashcard 44: _____ sign (Dimple sign) is seen when on squeezing the skin adjacent to a dermatofibroma, causes a dimpled appearance on its surface

Answer: Fitzpatrick

Flashcard 45: Extracorporeal photopheresis is a systemic therapy used for _____, usually used in advanced stages

Answer: mycosis fungoides

Flashcard 46: A _____ nevus is a hyperpigmented papule surrounded by symmetrical, lighter brown, macular area

Answer: compound

Flashcard 47: _____ is the commonest malignancy of the lid and conjunctiva in HIV patients.

Answer: Kaposi sarcoma

Flashcard 48: Bowen disease is associated with chronic low-level exposure to _____

Answer: arsenic (heavy metal)

Flashcard 49: Neurofibromas in Neurofibromatosis type 1 show _____ sign on pressing the lesions

Answer: buttonhole

Flashcard 50: High-factor _____ is recommended for all patients with Bowen's disease

Answer: sunscreen