Non-melanoma skin cancers — Flashcards

Flashcard 1: Which skin cancer is the most common cutaneous malignancy? _____

Answer: Basal cell carcinoma

Flashcard 2: Seborrheic keratoses are _____ squamous neoplasms, typically seen on the head, trunk, and extremities in the elderly

Answer: benign

Flashcard 3: What is the most common somatic malignancy stemming from a cystic teratoma? _____

Answer: Squamous cell carcinoma of skin

Flashcard 4: Cutaneous _____ is a malignant tumor associated with chronic lymphedema

Answer: angiosarcoma

Flashcard 5: Which skin cancer presents as an ulcerative red lesion with frequent scale?_____

Answer: Squamous cell carcinoma

Flashcard 6: Squamous cell carcinoma is characterized histologically by formation of _____

Answer: keratin pearls

Flashcard 7: What is the most common skin cancer?_____

Answer: Basal cell carcinoma

Flashcard 8: Which skin disorder can present as a raised, discolored plaque with a waxy, "stuck on" appearance? _____

Answer: Seborrheic keratosis

Flashcard 9: albinism

Answer:

Extra: very pale or white skin, increased risk for skin cancerusually ARtyrosinase or tyrosine transporters