Chapter 083 Cancer of the Skin (Part 1) ppt
Chapter 083. Cancer of the Skin (Part 1) ppt
... on the palms and soles. Lateral
Chapter 083. Cancer of the Skin
(Part 1)
Harrison's Internal Medicine > Chapter 83. Cancer of the Skin
Melanoma
Pigmented lesions are among the ... Dark-skinned populations (such as those of India and
Puerto Rico), blacks, and East Asians have rates 10–20 times lower than lighter-
skinned whites. In keeping with t...
Chapter 083. Cancer of the Skin (Part 9) ppt
... Chapter 083. Cancer of the Skin
(Part 9)
Squamous Cell Carcinoma
The natural history of SCC depends on both tumor and host characteristics.
Tumors arising on actinically damaged skin ... decrease the rate
of NMSC in xeroderma pigmentosum.
Squamous Cell Carcinoma
The therapy of cutaneous SCC should be based on an analysis of risk
factors influencing the b...
Chapter 083. Cancer of the Skin (Part 2) ppsx
...
Shades of
brown mixed
with bluis
h red
(violaceous),
bluish black,
reddish brown,
and often
whitish pink,
and the border
of lesion is at
least in part
a
During much of thi
s time, the ... spreading melanoma is the most frequent
variant observed in the white population. Melanomas arising in dysplastic nevi
(see below) are usually of this type. The back is the m...
Chapter 083. Cancer of the Skin (Part 4) pot
... from RJ Friedman et al: CA—
A Cancer J Clinicians
33(3):130, 1985.
Chapter 083. Cancer of the Skin
(Part 4)
Management
The entire cutaneous surface, including the scalp and mucous membranes, ... areas; the
back is the most common site,
but dysplastic nevi may also be
seen on the scalp, breast
s, and
buttocks
Generally on the sun-
exposed surfaces of...
Chapter 083. Cancer of the Skin (Part 5) ppsx
... color from flesh to tan, to dark brown.
Chapter 083. Cancer of the Skin
(Part 5)
A lifetime risk of melanoma development of 6% has been estimated. The
risk is greatest before age 5 and next ... Early
detection of melanoma is difficult in these lesions because of the deep dermal or
subcutaneous origin of primary melanoma and because of the large and varie...
Chapter 083. Cancer of the Skin (Part 6) potx
... thick) reported that the narrower margin resulted in higher
rates of local recurrence but no difference in rates of nodal or distant metastases,
Chapter 083. Cancer of the Skin
(Part 6)
Biopsy ... excision of the
lesion with a margin of normal skin is necessary to remove all malignant cells and
minimize possible local recurrence. The appropriate width of...
Chapter 083. Cancer of the Skin (Part 7) doc
...
telangiectatic tumor border.
Chapter 083. Cancer of the Skin
(Part 7)
Treatment of Metastatic Disease
Melanoma can metastasize to any internal organ, the brain being a
particularly common ...
skin such as the head, neck, hands, and arms are other typical
sites of involvement. C.
Actinic keratoses consists of hyperkeratotic erythematous
papules and patches...
Chapter 083. Cancer of the Skin (Part 10) pps
... Jr et al: The histogenesis and biologic behavior of primary
human malignant melanoma of the skin. Cancer Res 29:705, 1969 [PMID:
5773814]
Friedman RI et al (eds): Cancer of the Skin. Philadelphia, ... 258:3146,
1987 [PMID: 3312689]
Chapter 083. Cancer of the Skin
(Part 10)
Other Nonmelanoma Cutaneous Malignancies
Neoplasms of cutaneous adnexa and sar...
Chapter 029. Disorders of the Eye (Part 1) doc
... membrane in the back of the eye, called the
retina. The retina is actually part of the brain, banished to the periphery to serve as
a transducer for the conversion of patterns of light energy ... efficient means for the rapid
assimilation of information from the environment to aid in the guidance of
behavior. The act of seeing begins with the capture...
Chapter 085. Neoplasms of the Lung (Part 1) pps
... cases of invasive lung cancer involving all races
and both sexes obtained from the data for 1983–1987 of the S
urveillance,
Epidemiology, and End Results (SEER) Program of the National Cancer ... with surgery, radiotherapy, and chemotherapy. The
International Agency for Research on Cancer estimates that there will be over 1.18
million deaths from lung cancer worldwid...