Chapter 113 :: Merkel Cell Carcinoma Flashcards by C A | Brainscape

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The risk of death from Merkel cell carcinoma

(MCC) is 2 to 3 times higher than from

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melanoma

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Chapter 1 :: Fundamentals of Clinical Dermatology: Morphology and Special Clinical Considerations

Chapter 2 :: Pathology of Skin Lesions

Chapter 3 :: Epidemiology and Public Health in Dermatology

Chapter 4 :: Developmental Biology of the Skin

Chapter 5 :: Growth and Differentiation of the Epidermis

Chapter 6 :: Skin Glands: Sebaceous, Eccrine, and Apocrine Glands

Chapter 7 :: Biology of Hair Follicles

Chapter 8 :: Nail

Chapter 9 :: Cutaneous Vasculature

Chapter 10 :: The Immunological Structure of the Skin

Chapter 11 :: Cellular Components of the Cutaneous Immune System

Chapter 12 :: Soluble Mediators of the Cutaneous Immune System

Chapter 13 :: Basic Principles of Immunologic Diseases in Skin (Pathophysiology of Immunologic/Inflammatory Skin Diseases)

Chapter 14 :: Skin Barrier

Chapter 15 :: Epidermal and Dermal Adhesion

Chapter 16 :: Microbiome of the Skin

Chapter 17 :: Cutaneous Photobiology

Chapter 18 :: Genetics in Relation to the Skin

Chapter 19 :: Carcinogenesis and Skin

Chapter 20 :: Pigmentation and Melanocyte Biology

Chapter 21 :: Neurobiology of the Skin

Chapter 22 :: Atopic Dermatitis

Chapter 23 :: Nummular Eczema, Lichen Simplex Chronicus, and Prurigo Nodularis

Chapter 24 :: Allergic Contact Dermatitis

Chapter 25 :: Irritant Dermatitis

Chapter 26 :: Seborrheic Dermatitis

Chapter 27 :: Occupational Skin Diseases

Chapter 28 :: Psoriasis

Chapter 29 :: Pityriasis Rubra Pilaris

Chapter 30 :: Parapsoriasis and Pityriasis Lichenoides

Chapter 31 :: Pityriasis Rosea

Chapter 32 :: Lichen Planus

Chapter 33 :: Lichen Nitidus and Lichen Striatus

Chapter 35 :: Sarcoidosis

Chapter 36 :: Sweet Syndrome

Chapter 37 :: Pyoderma Gangrenosum

Chapter 38 :: Subcorneal Pustular Dermatosis (Sneddon-Wilkinson Disease)

Chapter 40 :: Eosinophilic Diseases

Chapter 41 :: Urticaria and Angioedema

Chapter 42 :: Mastocytosis

Chapter 43 :: Erythema Multiforme

Chapter 44 :: Epidermal Necrolysis (Stevens-Johnson Syndrome and Toxic Epidermal Necrolysis)

Chapter 46 :: Erythema Annulare Centrifugum and Other Figurate Erythemas

Chapter 47 :: The Ichthyoses

Chapter 49 :: Keratosis Pilaris and Other Follicular Keratotic Disorders

Chapter 50 :: Acantholytic Disorders of the Skin

Chapter 51 :: Porokeratosis

Chapter 52 :: Pemphigus

Chapter 54 :: Bullous Pemphigoid

Chapter 56 :: Epidermolysis Bullosa Acquisita

Chapter 58 :: Linear Immunoglobulin A Dermatosis and Chronic Bullous Disease of Childhood

Chapter 59 :: Dermatitis Herpetiformis

Chapter 60 :: Inherited Epidermolysis Bullosa

Chapter 61 :: Lupus Erythematosus

Chapter 62 :: Dermatomyositis

Chapter 63 :: Systemic Sclerosis

Chapter 64 :: Morphea and Lichen Sclerosus

Chapter 70 :: Anetoderma and Other Atrophic Disorders of the Skin

Chapter 71 :: Acquired Perforating Disorders

Chapter 72 :: Genetic Disorders Affecting Dermal Connective Tissue

Chapter 73 :: Panniculitis

Chapter 75 :: Albinism and Other Genetic Disorders of Pigmentation

Chapter 76 :: Vitiligo

Chapter 78 :: Acne Vulgaris

Chapter 79 :: Rosacea

Chapter 80 :: Acne Variants and Acneiform Eruptions

Chapter 85 :: Androgenetic Alopecia

Chapter 86 :: Telogen Effluvium

Chapter 87 :: Alopecia Areata

Chapter 91 :: Nail Disorders

Chapter 99 :: Burns

Chapter 100 :: Delusional, Obsessive-Compulsive, and Factitious Skin Diseases

Chapter 101 :: Drug Abuse

Chapter 103 :: Neonatal Dermatology

Chapter 105 :: Skin Changes and Diseases in Pregnancy

Chapter 107 :: Caring for LGBT Persons in Dermatology

Chapter 108 :: Benign Epithelial Tumors, Hamartomas, and Hyperplasias

Chapter 109 :: Appendage Tumors of the Skin

Chapter 110 :: Epithelial Precancerous Lesions

Chapter 111 :: Basal Cell Carcinoma and Basal Cell Nevus Syndrome

Chapter 112 :: Squamous Cell Carcinoma and Keratoacanthoma

Chapter 113 :: Merkel Cell Carcinoma

Chapter 114 :: Paget’s Disease

Chapter 115 :: Melanocytic Nevi

Chapter 116 :: Melanoma

Chapter 117 :: Histiocytosis

Chapter 118 :: Vascular Tumors

Chapter 119 :: Cutaneous Lymphoma

Chapter 120 :: Cutaneous Pseudolymphoma

Chapter 121 :: Neoplasias and Hyperplasias of Muscular and Neural Origin

Chapter 122 :: Lipogenic Neoplasms

Chapter 123 :: Cutaneous Changes in Nutritional Disease

Chapter 124 :: The Porphyrias

Chapter 125 :: Amyloidosis

Chapter 126 :: Xanthomas and Lipoprotein Disorders

Chapter 128 :: Calcium and Other Mineral Deposition Disorders

Chapter 129 :: Graft-Versus-Host Disease

Chapter 133 :: Skin Manifestations of Internal Organ Disorders

Chapter 134 :: Cutaneous Paraneoplastic Syndromes

Chapter 135 :: The Neurofibromatoses

Chapter 137 :: Diabetes and Other Endocrine Diseases

Chapter 138 :: Cutaneous Necrotizing Venulitis

Chapter 139 :: Systemic Necrotizing Arteritis

Chapter 140 :: Erythema Elevatum Diutinum

Chapter 141 :: Adamantiades–Behçet Disease

Chapter 142 :: Kawasaki Disease

Chapter 143 :: Pigmented Purpuric Dermatoses

Chapter 144 :: Cryoglobulinemia and Cryofibrinogenemia

Chapter 146 :: Malignant Atrophic Papulosis (Degos Disease)

Chapter 147 :: Vascular Malformations

Chapter 149 :: Wound Healing

Chapter 150 :: Superficial Cutaneous Infections and Pyodermas

Chapter 151 :: Cellulitis and Erysipelas

Chapter 152 :: Gram-Positive Infections Associated with Toxin Production

Chapter 153 :: Necrotizing Fasciitis, Necrotizing Cellulitis, and Myonecrosis

Chapter 154 :: Gram-Negative Coccal and Bacillary Infections

Chapter 155 :: The Skin in Infective Endocarditis, Sepsis, Septic Shock, and Disseminated Intravascular Coagulation

Chapter 156 :: Miscellaneous Bacterial Infections with Cutaneous Manifestations

Chapter 157 :: Tuberculosis and Infections with Atypical Mycobacteria

Chapter 158 :: Actinomycosis, Nocardiosis, and Actinomycetoma

Chapter 159 :: Leprosy

Chapter 160 :: Superficial Fungal Infection

Chapter 161 :: Yeast Infections

Chapter 162 :: Deep Fungal Infections

Chapter 163 :: Exanthematous Viral Diseases

Chapter 164 :: Herpes Simplex

Chapter 165 :: Varicella and Herpes Zoster

Chapter 166 :: Poxvirus Infections

Chapter 167 :: Human Papillomavirus Infections

Chapter 168 :: Cutaneous Manifestations of HIV and Human T-Lymphotropic Virus

Chapter 169 :: Mosquito-Borne Viral Diseases

Chapter 170 :: Syphilis

Chapter 171 :: Endemic (Nonvenereal) Treponematoses

Chapter 172 :: Chancroid

Chapter 173 :: Lymphogranuloma Venereum

Chapter 174 :: Granuloma Inguinale

Chapter 176 :: Leishmaniasis and Other Protozoan Infections

Chapter 177 :: Helminthic Infections

Chapter 178 :: Scabies, Other Mites, and Pediculosis

Chapter 179 :: Lyme Borreliosis

Chapter 182 :: Bites and Stings of Terrestrial and Aquatic Life

Chapter 183 :: Principles of Topical Therapy

Chapter 184 :: Glucocorticoids

Chapter 185 :: Retinoids

Chapter 187 :: Dapsone

Chapter 188 :: Antifungals

Chapter 191 :: Antiviral Drugs

Chapter 196 :: Other Topical Medications

Chapter 197 :: Photoprotection