Neoplasia — Flashcards

Flashcard 911: What is the most common form of melanoma in African-Americans and Asians? _____

Answer: Acral lentiginous melanoma

Flashcard 912: The gross appearance of inflammatory breast cancer is often described as resembling a(n) _____

Answer: orange peel (Peau d'orange)

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Flashcard 913: Basal cell carcinoma of the lip classically involves the _____ lip

Answer: upper

Flashcard 914: Osteoblastic metastases may arise from: _____ breast cancer and causes hypocalcemia

Answer: prostate cancer

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Flashcard 915: Thyroid _____ carcinoma = invasion through fibrous capsule and into the blood

Answer: follicular

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Flashcard 916: _____ infection is associated with squamous cell carcinoma of the bladder in Middle eastern males

Answer: Schistosoma haematobium

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Flashcard 917: In Ataxia-telangiectasia, deficiency of the ATM gene causes poor repair of DNA double strand breaks, leading to an increased risk for _____

Answer: cancer (leukemia/lymphoma)

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Flashcard 918: Most common lung cancer in females and non-smokers = _____

Answer: adenocarcinoma

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Flashcard 919: Hodgkin's lymphoma presents as a(n) _____ mass or nontender lymphadenopathy, and B symptoms

Answer: mediastinal

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Flashcard 920: The classic location for squamous cell carcinoma is the _____ lip

Answer: lower

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