Exam 38: Skin Cancers and Melanoma

In instances where malignant melanoma is treated with radiation, delivering one fraction per day, which of the following is the most effective fraction size?

What is the most superficial layer of the skin?

What is the most common form of skin cancer?

Which of the following is the correct order to the layers of the skin from deep to superficial?

Which layer of the epidermis contains melanocytes?

What is the medical term for a mole?

Which of the following factors contributes to the incidence of skin cancer? I.Geographic location II.Skin type III.Previous skin cancers IV)Gender

What form of skin cancer has the highest mortality rate?

What is the technique in which the tumor is removed and examined one layer at a time?

What is the most widely used staging system for melanoma?

What is the most significant cause of skin cancer?

What do the ABCDs of melanoma represent?

The microstaging system for melanomas that categorizes melanomas based on their level of invasion through the epidermis and layers of the dermis is called __________.

Bolus may be used with electron therapy to _______________. I.compensate for missing tissue II.maximize surface dose III.reduce underlying tissue dose

What primary skin cancer (other than malignant melanoma)is aggressive and has a tendency to spread through the lymphatics and bloodstream?

Which cancer is commonly associated with HIV?

When radiation is used to treat a nonmelanoma skin cancer, which of the following treatment techniques offers the best cosmetic effect?

Pigmentation following therapeutic doses of radiation is caused by which of the following?

Which layer of the epidermis forms the skin surface and contains 25 to 30 rows of flat, dead, squamous cells?