Question

A 73 year old woman comes in to have a skin nodule examined. The nodule has developed adjacent to the resection site of a previous low-grade malignant skin tumor.

what questions would you ask to diagnose patient?

Answer 1

1) Have you engaged in any sun exposed jobs for the past long years?

2) Do you use indoor tanning beds?

3) Have you had any history of sunburns in your childhood or even adulthood?

4) Are you taking any immunosuppresants?

5) Do you have any history of organ transplantation?

6) Do you feel any pain because of this nodule?

7) Have you experienced night sweats or itching for the past few weeks?

8) Have you noticed any changes in the nodules from the beginning?

9) Have you felt any sudden weight loss?