CRO final exam 1 questions & answers 2024/2025
Which of the following skin cancers is least likely to metastasize? - ANSWERSbasal cell carcinoma
The main triggering mechanism for skin cancer is? - ANSWERSexposure to UV light
The most common form of melanoma in the United States is? - ANS...
Which of the following skin cancers is least likely to metastasize? - ANSWERSbasal cell carcinoma
The main triggering mechanism for skin cancer is? - ANSWERSexposure to UV light
The most common form of melanoma in the United States is? - ANSWERSSuperficial spreading
melanoma
The presence of which cell, along with other hematological findings, is most indicative of Hodgkin's
disease? - ANSWERSReed-Sternberg cells
Nonmelanoma type skin cancers are not typically seen in children. One possible reason is: -
ANSWERSNonmelanomas are a result of long-term exposure to UV rays
Melanoma commonly spreads to all of the following sites except? - ANSWERSUrinary bladder
Which of the following statements indicate poor prognosis in malignant melanoma patients?
I. Gender
II. Location of primary tumor
III. Age - ANSWERSI, II, and III
Which epidemiological factors are associated with an increased incidence of skin cancer?
I. People who live closer to the equator
II. People living at high altitudes
III. People with fair complexions - ANSWERSI, II, and III
, Basal cell carcinoma typically presents as: - ANSWERSA dark pigmented raised area around nevi ?
This type of skin cancer is increasing in occurrence worldwide, is correlated to ultraviolet exposure, is
located in the basal cell layer of skin, and produces a dark pigmentation. It typically metastasizes through
the blood to the liver, lung, bone, and brain. - ANSWERSMelanoma
The prognostic factors for malignant melanoma include:
I. The thicker the tumor, the poorer the prognosis
II. The deeper the level of invasion the poorer the prognosis
III. Ulceration in an area over 6mm in diameter will lead to poorer prognosis - ANSWERSI and II
or
I, II, and III ?
12. When treating skin cancer, both surgery and radiation have good results. Which of the following
reasons would make surgery the treatment of choice? - ANSWERSInvasion of bone or cartilage ?
A 45- year- old female discovers a change in an existing nevi. SHe examins the nevi for early detection
which include:
I. Asymmetry
II. Color
III. Depth - ANSWERSI and II ?
or
I, II and III
14. After reading the chapter on skin cancer, you became concerned about a non-healing ulceration
which appears smooth and red with multiple telangiectasia just above the vermilion border of your right
upper lip. WHich histological type of skin cancer typically presents with these characteristics? -
ANSWERSSquamous Cell Carcinoma (slide 18)
15. A large binucleate or polynucleate cell present for a diagnosis of Hodgkin's is referred to as: -
ANSWERSReed-Sternberg cell (slide 7 lymphomas)
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