Exam 2: Neoplasia of the Skin

Question 1

What are features of benign skin tumors?

Answer 1

Don’t metastasize
Don’t invade adjacent tissues
Well-circumscribed or encapsulated
Grow by expansion
Composed of well-differentiated cells
Complete excision curative

Question 2

What are features of malignant skin tumors?

Answer 2

Potential for metastasis
Invasive
Lack of normal differentiation/anaplasia
Usually no capsule

Question 3

What types of cancer can cause hypercalcemia of malignancy?

Answer 3

Anal sac adenocarcinoma
T cell lymphoma
Multiple myeloma

Question 4

What skin tumors are associated with viral infections?

Answer 4

Papillomavirus
Poxvirus