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24 Neoplastic - Skin Flashcards

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After having BCC or SCC of skin, what are chances of having another within 5 yrs

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50%

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What is basal cell nevoid syndrome

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Auto Dom d/o characterized by multiple BCCs, OKCs, rib abnlities, palmar and plantar pits, and calcification of falx cerebri

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Other genetic d/o a/w high risk of cutaneous malig

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xeroderma pigmentosum
albinism
epidermodysplastic verruciformis
epidermolysis bullosa dystrophica
dyskeratosis congenital
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Which UV light is most responsible for acute actinic damage

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UVB

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Other than UV light and genetics, what are some other factors that increase the risk of cutaneous malignancy?

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Long-term immunosuppression after organ transplantation, long-term tx of psoriasis with photosensitizing chemicals, chronic ulcers, and low dose RT

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What is Marjolin’s ulcer?

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Burn or ulcer a/w development of malig

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What is m/c premalig skin lesion of H&N

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Actinic keratosis

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What is the name of the skin lesion, most commonly located on the nose, characterized by rapid growth with a central area of ulceration followed by spontaneous involution?

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Keratoacanthoma

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What is Bowen’s disease

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SCCIS of skin

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T/F: adnexal carcinomas of the skin are very aggressive and have a poor prog

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True

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Which adnexal skin CA arises from a pluripotential basal cell within or around the hair cells

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Merkel cell carcinoma

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What virus is strongly a/w Merkel cell carcinoma that is known to cause CA in animals

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Merkel cell polyomavirus

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What is the 5 year survival of pts with MCC

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30%

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What test should be ordered in w/u of MCC

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PET

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Should the N0 neck be treated in pts with MCC

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Yes

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What is m/c type of skin sarcoma

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Malignant fibrous histiocytoma

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What are the 5 main types of basal cell carcinomas and which is m/c and which is most aggressive

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  • Nodular (m/c)
  • Cystic
  • Superficial multicentric
  • Morpheaform
  • Keratotic (Most aggressive)
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Which BCC type is m/c found on extremities or trunk

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superficial multicentric

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Which BCC type is a variant of nodular BCC and produces pigment

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cystic

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Which BCC type commonly resembles a scar

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morpheaform

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What is unique about the path of growth of BCCs

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Follow path of least resistance, which is typically along embryonic fusion planes

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Which areas of face are most susceptible to BCCs

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Inner canthus, philtrum, mid-lower chin, nasolabial groove, preauricular area, retroauricular sulcus

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What proportion of incompletely excised BCCs will recur

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T/F: SCC arising in sun-exposed area tends to behave less aggressive than those arising de novo

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What percent of SCC arising in areas of actinic change metastasize
3-5%
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What percent of SCC arising de novo metastasize
8%
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What percent of SCC arising in areas of scar or chronic inflammation metastasize
10-30%
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What are the 5 histopath types of SCC
- Generic - Adenoid - Bowenoid - Verrucous - Spindle-pleomorphic
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Which SCC typically arises in areas of actinic change
generic
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Which SCC is more common in oral mucosa
verrucous
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Which SCC is least common
spindle-pleomorphic
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What factors increase likelihood of recurrence for SCC
tumors of midface, diameter > 2 cm or thickness > 4 mm, PNI, regional mets
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What factors increase the likelihood of regional mets of SCC
Tumors arising on the ear, diameter >2 cm or >4 mm thickness, poorly differentiated histology, and recurrent tumors.
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What are the 4 types of melanoma and which is most common and which has best prognosis
- Superficial spreading (m/c, best prog) - Lentigo maligna - Acral lentiginous - Nodular sclerosing
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What is m/c form of hereditary cutaneous melanoma
Dysplastic nevus syndrome
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Which type of melanoma occurs on palms, soles, nail beds, mucous membranes
Acral lentiginous melanoma
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What percent of melanomas occur in H&N
20%
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What percent of tumors are not pigmented *amelanotic
5%
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What mutation has been found in > 1/2 of malig melanoma
BRAF somatic missense mutations; a single substitution (V599E) accounts for 80%
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What cells are melanomas composed of
melanocytes from neural crest
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What are the RF for melanoma
- FMH - Multiple atypical or dysplastic nevi - Hutchinson's freckle - Large congenital nevi - Blond or red hair - Marked freckling on upper back - H/o 3 or more blistering sunburns < 20 yo - Actinic keratoses present
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Risk of melanomatous transformation of giant congenital nevi
14%
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What percent of pts with xeroderma pigmentosa develop melanoma
3%
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How should lesion suspicious for melanoma be biopsied
A sample should be taken of the tumor and the underlying tissue so that depth can be ascertained; a shave biopsy should never be performed.
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What is the most imp prog factor of melanomas
DOI
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What is the incidence of nodal mets if DOI > 4mm
>70%
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What is incidence of nodal mets if DOI <1.5 mm
8%
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T/F: Women w/ melanoma have a better prognosis than men regardless of tumor depth
True
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What tumor factor other than depth influences regional mets in melanoma
Ulceration
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Involvement of which areas of the body also inc risk of mets
BANS - back, arms, neck, scalp
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What is chance that a pt with melanoma will develop a 2nd melanoma
5%
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Is melanoma radiosensitive
It may be sensitive to large dose fractions (600 cGy) but not to standard fractionation RT (180-200 cGy)
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What is the role of large-dose fraction RT in the MAN of melanoma
Decreases incidence of locoregional recurrence among N0 pts

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