Shared Flashcard Set

Details

Skin Cancer
From Medical Surgical Nursing (Ignatavicius)
18
Nursing
Undergraduate 3
02/09/2011

Additional Nursing Flashcards

 


 

Cards

Term
Primary cause
Definition
Overexposure to sunlight
Term
Highest incidence:
Definition
Light-skinned races and >60 yrs old
Term
Most appear:
Definition
Face, head, and neck
Term
Skin CA Risk Factors
Definition
Fair skin and freckles/light colored hair and eyes
Large number/unusually shaped moles
Family hx/ hx of sunburn
Time outdoors
Proximity to equator, higher altitudes
Therapeutic radiation for acne
Exposure to chemical carcinogens
Term
Possible problems
Definition
Skin growths
Moles
Birth marks
Mottled colors
Poorly defined borders
Term
Solar or actinic keratoses
Definition
Rough, red or brown
Scaly patches
May develop into squamous cell
Term
Basal Cell Carcinoma
Definition
Least dangerous
Grows slowly
Rarely spreads
Can grow deep
Small, pearly papule
Term
Squamous Cell carcinoma
Definition
Spreads to distant sites
Possibly life-threatening
Firm, scaly, nodular lesions
**lips, face, ears
Term
More Basal cell
Definition
Small
Can grow deep into tissue and bone
UV exposure is more common cause
Term
Basal and squamous characteristics
Definition
Small, white or pink nodule or bump
Smooth, shiny, waxy, pitted on surface
Red spot that's rough, dry and scaly
Firm, red lump or crust
Sore that bleeds but doesn't heal
Term
Malignant Melanoma
Definition
Least common
Most dangerous
Highly metastatic
Survival rate depends on early dx and tx
Term
ABCD of Skin Cancer
Definition
Asymmetry
Border irregularity
Color
Diameter (>6mm)
Term
Dx and tx
Definition
Removal of all or part of area
Examine cells
Tx depends on type, stage, location, age and health
Term
Treatments
Definition
Cryosurgery
Excision
Radiation
Topical chemo
Term
Cryosurgery
Definition
Freezes off are
*blisters post-op are normal
Term
Excision
Definition
Mohs' surgery-used w/ basal and squamous
Wide excision-for deeper melanoma or large area
Term
Radiation
Definition
Usually for older people
Malignant melanoma is least resistant
Term
Prevention
Definition
Avoid sun b/w 11-3
Body map for new lesions
Report changes to MD
Supporting users have an ad free experience!