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CHAPTER 27 CANCER OF THE

SKIN AND MELANOMA

GERALD P. LINETTE

DIRECTIONS Each of the numbered items below is followed by lettered answers. Select the

ONE lettered answer that is BEST in each case unless instructed otherwise.

QUESTIONS

Question 27.1. What are the most common sites of melanoma in men?

A. Trunk and head and neck

B. Head and neck and upper limb

C. Upper limb and trunk

D. Lower limb and upper limb

E. Lower limb and trunk

Question 27.2. Recent epidemiologic data suggest that the incidence and mortality of

melanoma is increasing in which of the following populations:

A. Young adults

B. Women aged 50 to 64 years

C. Infants

D. Men aged 65 to 74 years

Question 27.3. Which of the following statements regarding the anatomic distribution of

melanoma is FALSE?

A. Cutaneous melanoma can occur at any site.

B. Acral and mucosal melanoma occur at a much higher frequency in

non-Caucasians compared with Caucasian populations.

C. Ocular melanoma is more common in Caucasians.

D. The most common sites for cutaneous melanoma in women are the

back and head and neck area.

Question 27.4. Risk factors for cutaneous melanoma include all of the following,

EXCEPT:

A. Prior scalp radiation

B. Inherited mutation of p16(CDKN2A)

C. Higher socioeconomic status

D. Pregnancy

Corresponding Chapters inCancer: Principles & Practice of Oncology,Ninth Edition: 117 (Cancer of the Skin) and

118 (Molecular Biology of Cutaneous Melanoma), and 119 (Cutaneous Melanoma).

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