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Medical Terminology
Ch 16 The integumentary system
skin neoplasms
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Cards (10)
callus
hardening
of
collagen
on high friction areas
keloid
swelling
and
pigmentation
scar
keratosis
thickened
area of the epidermis
leukoplakia
white
,
thickened
patches on
tongue
or
cheek
nevus (plural nevi)
pigmented
lesion
verruca
warts
caused by
virus
basal cell carcinoma
malignant tumor of the
basal
cell
layer of the
epidermis
squamous cell carcinoma
malignant
tumor of the
squamous
epithelial
cells of the
epidermis
ABCD's of malignant melanoma
A =
Asymmetry
B =
Border
(irregular or circumscribed)
C =
Color variation
D =
diameter
(usually larger than 6mm)
kaposi sarcoma
malignant
,
vascular
,
neoplastic
growth characterized by
cutaneous
nodule