Quiz Melanoma 1

#1. What is the most important prognostic factor for melanoma?

Breslow thickness

Ulceration

Dermal mitoses

Morphologic type of melanoma

Age

#2. What is the most typical location for melanoma on women?

Head

Arms

Back

Legs

Abdomen

#3. Which statement about melanoma is false?

Melanoma is developed in the pigment producing cells

Melanoma is primarily caused by ultraviolet light exposure

A typical differential diagnosis to melanoma is seborrheic keratosis

Melanoma may be genetic

Melanoma never develops in the mouth or intestines

#4. What does the melanoma ABCDE Rule stand for?

Asymmetry, Brown, Clarity, Diagonal, Elevated

Asymmetry, Border, Color, Diameter, Evolving

Atypical, Border, Composition, Diameter, Elevated

Atypical, Border, Color, Diameter, Elevated

Atypical, Bulky, Cut, Diameter, Elevated

#5. What is the most common type of melanoma?

Nodular melanoma

Superficial spreading melanoma

Lentigo maligna melanoma

Acral lentigous melanoma

Amelanotic melanoma

#6. How is a melanoma diagnosed?

By dermascopy

By the ugly ducling concept

Incision biopsy

Excision biopsy

ABCDE rule

#7. What does the TNM classification stand for?

Tumor, regional lymph nodes, distant metastasis

Tumor, distant lymph nodes, metastasis

Tumor, location, melanoma type

Thickness, regional lymph nodes, distant metastasis

Thickness, distant lymph nodes, metastasis

#8. What is the correct TNM stage of this melanoma? 0.7 mm without ulceration?

T3bN1M0

T1aN0M0

T1bN0M0

T2aN1M1

T2aN0M0

#9. What is the total resection in millimetres for a melanoma of 0.7 mm without ulceration?

5 mm

10 mm

7 mm

15 mm

20 mm

#10. What is not an indication for sentinel node procedure for melanoma?

Tumor depth ≥ 0.8 mm

Clinically evident node