Chapter 083 Cancer of the Skin (Part 10) pps

... 258:3146, 1987 [PMID: 3312689] Chapter 083. Cancer of the Skin (Part 10) Other Nonmelanoma Cutaneous Malignancies Neoplasms of cutaneous adnexa and sarcomas of fibrous, mesenchymal, fatty, ... 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)...

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... 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...

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... 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...

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... 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 the...

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... 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...

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... 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...

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... 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...

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... 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...

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... Polycythemia, thrombocythemia, or other factors leading to an underlying hypercoagulable state should be corrected; aspirin treatment may be beneficial. Figure 29-8 Chapter 029. Disorders of the ... confirm the diagnosis. Glucocorticoids should be started immediately, without waiting for the biopsy to be completed. The diagnosis of arteritic AION is difficult to sustain in...

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... disease Stage IB: discussion of risk/benefits of adjuvant CRx; not routinely given Chapter 085. Neoplasms of the Lung (Part 10) Staging of Small Cell Lung Cancer Pretreatment staging for ... MRI scan and examination of the cerebrospinal fluid cytology are performed. If malignant cells are detected, radiotherapy to the site of compression and intrathecal chem...

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