Midterm 2- Lid bumps Flashcards
Macule:
Circumscribed, flat discoloration , <1cm
Patch:
Circumscribed, flat discoloration , >1cm
Papule:
Circumscribed, elevated superficial solid lesions, < 1cm
Plaque:
Circumscribed, elevated superficial solid lesions, > 1cm
Nodule:
Solid lesions with depth above, level or below surface, < 1cm
Tumor:
Solid lesions with depth, above, level or below surface, > 1cm
Vesicle:
Circumscribed elevations containing serous fluid, < 1cm
Bulla:
Circumscribed elevations containing serous fluid, > 1cm
Petechia:
Petechia: Circumscribed deposits of blood or blood products, < 1cm
Purpura:
Circumscribed deposits of blood or blood products, < 1cm
Sessile:
A lesion fixed to the skin on a broad base
Pedunculated:
A lesion on a stalk
Papillomatous:
A lesion exhibiting a surface resembling a cauliflower or artichoke
Scales:
Shedding, dead epidermal cells, dry or greasy
Umbilicated:
The lesion exhibits a central crater like an umbilicus or belly button
Crusts:
Dried masses of skin exudates
Ulcer:
Irregularly sized and shaped excavations extending into the dermis
Hyperplasia
Increase in number of cells
Metaplasia
Change in type of adult cells which is abnormal for that tissue
Dysplasia
Alteration in size, shape, organization of adult cells
Neoplasia
Mass of new cells which proliferate without control and serve no useful function
Anaplasia
loses resemblance to cell of origin
AKA tumor or cancer
malignant tumor
- A malignant tumor can metastasize into lymph nodes & distant organs
- if untreated, may kill the patient wherever it occurs.
- infiltrates the surrounding tissue.
- when is excised, it may recur.
- a malignant tumor grows more rapidly than a benign tumor.
Benign tumor
- Usually a benign tumor may only cause death if it happens to grow in a vital organ.
- grows by expansion and is usually separated from the surrounding tissue by a capsule.
- if removed, it usually does not recur.