Melanoma+MW+JL+JS

1. NEW VOCABULARY. INCLUDE DEFINITIONS.
 * Anterior Femoral Surface**- close to the knee; off the deep fibers of the vastus intermedius


 * Patella**- kneecap


 * Lesion**- region in organ or tissue that is wounded or damaged


 * Breslow Measurement**- method of measuring how far melanoma has penetrated in the skin by measuring its thickness


 * Morphology**- a branch of bioscience dealing with the study of the form and structure of organisms and their specific structural features


 * Lymphovascular**- presence or absence of the invasion of cancer cells and or the lymphatic system.


 * Clark Level**- in medicine, Breslow's depth is used as a prognostic factor in melanoma of the skin. It is a description of how deeply tumor cells have invaded.


 * Picogram**- unit of measurement


 * Melanoma**- Melanoma is the most dangerous type of skin cancer. It is the leading cause of death from skin disease. It involves cells called melanocytes, which produce a skin pigment called melanin. Melanin is responsible for skin and hair color.

2. FROM LOOKING AT THE PATHOLOGY REPORT, WHAT INFORMATION DO YOU KNOW? Lois Becker, the patient is freckled, has fair skin, and red eyes.Her tumor size is 6mm x 6mm x 4mm and there is signs of lymphovascular invasion. The final diagnosis is Maligant Melanoma which is located in her left leg on her patella.. She has stage 5 cancer and low tumor suppressor gene activity and the proto-oncogene is high which means the cells keep diving.

3. HOW CAN YOU FIND OUT WHAT THIS INFORMATION MEANS? You can find what this information by using the internet, a doctor, dictionary, or ask someone with cancer.

4. LIST 5 QUESTIONS YOU WOULD LIKE ANSWERED ABOUT THIS PATHOLOGY REPORT. How will the patient be treated? Is this kind of cancer more dangerous in another part of the body? Does the cancer spread? Does she live? Why are the tumors bluish black colored?