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| What type of sun exposure is more associated with basal and sqaumous cell carcinomas? |
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Definition
| prolonged exposure to sun |
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| Which carcinoma is more common on the face? |
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Definition
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| Which carcinoma is more common on the head and neck? |
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| Which carcinoma rarely becomes metastatic? |
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Definition
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| Which carcinoma can slowly progress and become metastatic? |
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Definition
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| Which carcinoma is the most common skin tumor overall? |
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Definition
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| How many new cases of Basal cell carcinoma are there per year in US? |
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Definition
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| Which carcinoma is papule, nodular, and sometimes pigmented? |
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Which carcinoma can be associated with telangiectatis?
THROW BACK: what other disease presents with telangiectasia? (HINT: it is periungual) |
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Definition
basal cell carcinoma
Dermatomyositis |
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Term
What sex and age is squamous cell carcinoma most common in?
With what type of work? |
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Definition
men over 60
farmer, construction: any one who works outside with proglonged time in the sun |
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| Name 4 things that predispose someone to squamous cell carcinoma? |
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Definition
prior radiation
soot
arsenic
burns |
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| Which carcinoma presents with nodular tumor that often ulcerates and scales? |
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