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what study to do to detect lymph node mets

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ultrasound

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what study to look for distant mets

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PET-CT scan

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What study to look for brain mets

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MRI

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In stage 4 melanoma what lab is elevated that predicts poor prognosis?

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LDH

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how much lower risk for recurrence if the the sentinel node is not positive?

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5% lower risk for recurrance.

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Positive sentinel node no longer need a complete node dissection. What should you do?

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Monitor the nodal basin with ultrasound

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What percent of people with a positive sentinel node biopsy do not have other nodes involved.

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80%

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What are the current guidelines for lymph nodes if there is a positive sentinel node biopsy?

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Ultrasound monitoring q 4mos for 2 years and

q6 mos for 3 through 5 years

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At what melanoma stage would imaging be considered to evaluate specific signs or symptoms.

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IIB-IV

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When can imaging screens stop for asymptomatic recurrence of melanoma?

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5 years

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What are the two treatment arms of metastatic melanoma?

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Immunotherapy

Targeted therapy

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What do immuno therapy monoclonal antibodies do?

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Block inhibitory signals of the immune system increasing the immune response.

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What type of antibody is ipilimumab?

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CTLA-4 CTLA-4 blocks antigen presentation to the T cell.

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What type of antibodies are nivolumab and pembrolizumab.

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PD-1 antibodies between Tcells and tumor cells

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What type of antibody is atezolizumab

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PD-L1 (program cell death ligand)

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What pathway does melanoma targeted therapy affect?

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MAP kinase signaling pathway - regulates cell proliferation

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What is the common mutation in melanoma

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BRAF (V600E/K)

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When is a melanoma not a candidate for BRAF inhibition targeted therapy.

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When a patient test BRAF negative for a mutation.

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What is a BRAF inhibitor always combined with in treatment?

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MEK inhibitor - MEK is a down stream product of BRAF production.

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What is Talimogene laherparepvec (T-VEC)

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oncolytic viral TX

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What type of virus is Talimogene laherparepvec (T-VEC)

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Herpes Simplex

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On dermatoscopic exam list four features of Lentigo Maligna.

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Hyperpigmented follicular openings.
Annular granular patterns
Pigmented Rhomboid structures
Dark Blotches and obliterated hair follicles.

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In doing T staging for melanoma for AJCC guidelines what criteria was dropped from the 7th to 8th edition

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Mitotic rate.

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What is the new depth for T1a for melanoma

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What would a melanoma of breslow thickness .87 be reported as.
.9 They now round to to the .1mm either up or down.
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What are the two features in T staging a melanoma.
Breslow thickness and ulceration.
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How many of the T stages in melanoma have a and b components.
all of them.
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what does the b component represent in the T stages of melanoma
ulceration
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what is the one exception to the b stage and ulceration.
A T1b can also be .8 to 1.0 without ulceration
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The T stages of the melanoma are what type of staging
Clinical
31
What is the best way to biopsy a nail plate pigmented streak.
Proximal nail plate curl with a shave biopsy of the matrix.
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what are features of a melanoma of the nail bed.
A pigmented band of varying color and thickness.
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What percent of melanomas are familial?
10%
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When should a sentinel node bx be considered?
any thing T1a
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What is the risk percent of a T1a melanoma having a + sentinel node biospy?
<5%
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Acral and mucosal melanomas are more likely to have what kind of mutations?
Kit
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Lentigo Maligna melanomas are more likely to have what type of mutations.
UV induced NRAS mutations
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superficial spreading melanomas are more likely to have what type of mutations
BRAF
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uveal melanoma mutations are more likely what?
GNAQ
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On histologic exam what is the one feature that might make one consider a sentinel node bx if the breslow thickness was <8mm
ulceration
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Does pregnancy affect prognosis in a pregnant female with melanoma?
no
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What drug is associated with development of multiple halo nevi
Infliximab (Remicade) tx for autoimmune disease.
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What are some of the histopathological criteria for melanoma 5 with MART1 stain
When using MART 1 stain 1. nests of three or more atypical melanocytes 2. pagetosis (melanocytes above DE junction) 3. Confluence of 9 or more adjacent melanocytes with variability along the margin. 4. vertical stacking of melanocytes 5. atypical nests in the dermis
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What three stains should be used in desmoplastic Melanoma (spindle cell melanoma)
Sox10, S100, p16 other common melanoma stains may be negative.
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In the year following a diagnosis of a halo nevus what is the risk for developing a melanoma for that year.
1%
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What are the #1 and #2 sites for mets with a melanoma.
Skin and Lungs
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where is the most common location for melanoma in men
back
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Where is the most common location site for melanoma in women?
leg
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Which type of melanoma on the head/neck is there no difference in survival btw wide local excision and Mohs.
nodular melanoma shows same survival rate for both types of surgery. Better survival for others with Mohs.
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How might high citrus consumption lead to an increased risk for melanoma?
The psoralens in the citrus and Psoralen is a photo carcinogen (this is a theory)
51
High testosterone not only contributes to > risk for melanoma but what other cancer.
Prostate.
52
Is a nevoid melanoma a melanoma arising out of a nevus?
No, it is a melanoma that is easily mistaken both clinically and histologically as a nevus.
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What is the key feature that distinguishes a lentigo maligna from melanoma in situ
Lentigo maligna is on chronic solar damaged skin.
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What percent of Lentigo Maligna develop Lentigo Maligna melanoma
5%
55
What is happens to prognosis with regression?
Unsure, the point is being argued. Some say worse some studies say better. I would go with worse if they are talking about risk for mets.
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On dermatoscopic exam melanin in the furrows vs the ridges is more likely to be benign or malignant on acral skin?
benign
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on acral skin malignant melanoma melanocytes tend to aggregate around what structures.
acrosyringeal openings. sometimes you can see the acrosyringeal openings on the broad ridge
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Parallel furrow patterns are what in acral pigmentation
benign (broad ridge narrow furrows)
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Parallel ridge patterns are what in acral pigmentation
malignant (broad ridge narrow furrows)
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After a lymphadenectomy in a node + patient what are the risk factors for recurrance
``` Extracapsular extension more than 4 nodes involved A node >3cm Cervical node involvement Recurrent disease ```
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If someone is being treated for advanced melanoma with an immune check point inhibitor (umabs ) are they still at increased risk for a second melanoma
yes
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What umab can cause pigment loss
Pembrolizumab (Think P for pigment loss)
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What is a T1b stage for melanoma
64
What does the a and b mean in the staging of melanoma.
a without ulceration | b with ulceration
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What is a T4b melanoma
>4mm breslow thickness with ulceration
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What breslow thickness would a .96 mm measurement be reported as?
1.0 mm the breslow thickness is rounded
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What is a T3a melanoma stage
2.0-4.0 mm no ulceration
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What is a T2 melanoma
1.0-2.0mm with unknown ulceration

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