BASAL CELL, SQUAMOUS CELL, MALIGNANT MELANOMA

Basal Cell

• It's the most common type of Skin Cancer
• Malignancy of Basal layer of epidermis or hair follicle
• Caused by over exposure to sun light
• Best seen in Blonde fair skin men
• Mainly effects white people

BASAL CELL CONT.

• Grows slowly
• Develops crusting that is firm to the touch
• May invade tissue
• Metastases are uncommon with this type of cancer, but may destroy ear, nose or eyelid

Treatment for Basal Cell Carcinona

• Treatment depends on size, depth, and location
• Curettage and electrotrodesiccation, chemotherapy, surgical excision, irradiation, or chemosurgery .

SQUAMOUS CELL

• arises from the skin that undergoes pathological hardening of epidermal cells.
• it is an invasion tumor with potential for metastasis
• mostly common in white men over 60 yeas
• repeatedly going to ultra violet rays
• radiation therapy, chronic skin irritation/inflammation, exposure to cancer agents

SQUAMOUS CELL

• 2 types of squamous cell (in situ and invasion)
• in situ- those that are confines to the original site
• invasive- those that penetrate the sounded tissue
• treatments are surgical excisions and radiation therapy.
• surgical excisions; curettage and eletrodesiccation

SQUAMOUS CELL

• radiation therapy; chemotherapy
• carcinogens, xeroderma, pigmentosum, albinism, actinic keratosis, Bowen

Terms

• Pressure ulcer: decubitus ulcer, pressure from laying, bedridden patients
• Pruritus: intense itching
• Tinea: ringworm, fungal infection, name tells what part is affected.
• Vitiligo: localized loss of skin pigmentation, milk-white patches

Malignant Melanoma

• A neoplasm composed of abnormal melanocytes, commonly in dark mole
• The most lethal of the skin cancerss
• Can metastasize extensively to the lung, liver or brain
• Greater risk if you have blue eyes, red or blonde hair, and freckles.
• Melanomas are diagnosed by biopsy, with histological examination

MEDICAL word breakdown

• Melanoma
• Melan; black
• Oma; Tumor
• 1st rule

Medical Word Breakdown

• Xeroderma
• Xer/o; dry
• derma; skin
• 2nd rule

Carcinoma

• carcin/o- cancer
• oma- tumor
• rule #1

Carcinogens

• carcin/o- cancer
• gen- forming producing origin
• Rule #2

ALBINISM

• albin/o- white
• ism- condition
• Rule #1

Keratosis

• kerat/o- horny tissue
• osis- abnormal condition
• Rule #1