MEDAN - 2009 Melanoma is one of the most important cancers o/t skin, commonly diagnosed in relatively young people and can be fatal if untreated. On average, the age of 17-65 years. Etiology : exposure to UV radiation, occupational vs. recreational exposure, socio-economic status (outdoor sports, winter sports, sunbathing). Melanoma may occur de novo, without a precursor lesion, or may develop within a pre-existing benign melanocytic naevus Criteria for clinical diagnosis ABCD (Asymmetry, irregular Border, uneven Colour, Diameter > 6 mm) Prognostic indicators for melanoma,most favourable when: Breslow thickness Thin (<1.51 mm) Histology Superficial spreading melanoma Age Young Sex Female Body site Not on the trunk, hands, feet Ulceration Absent Mitotic index Low Variants of Malignant Melanoma : Superficial spreading melanoma Nodular melanoma Lentigo maligna Acral-lentiginous melanoma Desmoplastic melanoma Melanoma arising from blue naevus Melanoma arising in a giant congenital naevus Melanoma of childhood Naevoid melanoma Definition:a group of malignant cutaneous tumours characterised by the presence of lobules, columns, bands or cords of basaloid cells (germinative cells). Epidemiology : develop predominantly in sun-damaged skin, typically occur in adults but also develop in children; arsenic exposure and ionizing radiation may also induce basal cell carcinomas. Variants of basal cell carcinoma : Superficial basal cell carcinoma Nodular basal cell carcinoma Micronodular basal cell carcinoma Infiltrating basal cell carcinoma Fibroepithelial basal cell carcinoma Basal cell carcinoma with adnexal differentiation Basosquamous carcinoma Are not true neoplasms; associated with inflammation, allergic or mucoviscidosis. Appear as soft polypoid masses that extend from the mucosa into the anterior part o/t meatus. Microscopically, the polyps are composed of a loose mucoid stroma and mucous glands and are covered by respiratory epithelium. Nasal polyp can also develop as a complication of mucopolysaccharidosis (Hurler-Scheie syndrome). Polip nasi ialah massa lunak yang bertangkai di dalam rongga hidung yang terjadi akibat inflamasi mukosa Ditemukan pada pria maupun wanita, usia anak-anak s/d usia lanjut. Adanya polip pada anak < usia 2 tahun, harus disingkirkan kemungkinan meningokel atau meningoensefalokel.