Nonmelanoma Skin Cancer
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Eccrine Porocarcinoma in 2 Patients
Eccrine porocarcinoma is a rare malignancy that clinically mimics other cutaneous malignancies.
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Imaging techniques will revolutionize cancer detection, expert predicts
Jennifer Barton, PhD, and her colleagues are developing an OCT/fluorescence imaging falloposcope that is 0.8 mm in diameter, flexible, and...
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Study supports new NCCN classification for cutaneous squamous cell carcinoma
The high- and very-high-risk groups in the NCCN guidelines identify SCCs at greatest risk for developing poor outcomes.
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Drugmakers are abandoning cheap generics, and now U.S. cancer patients can’t get meds
On Nov. 22, three FDA inspectors arrived at the sprawling Intas Pharmaceuticals plant south of Ahmedabad, India, and found hundreds of trash bags...
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Prognostic factors of SCCs in organ transplant recipients worse compared with general population
SCCs developed most frequently on the head/neck in organ transplant recipients and on the arms/hands in the general population.
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Experts share their sun protection tips for children
Most sunscreens are not approved for use in children under the age of 6 months because testing has not been done in this age group, Dr. Adelaide A...
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Antibiotic prophylaxis may lower SSIs in skin cancer surgery
There’s a lack of evidence from randomized clinical trials of the role of antibiotic prophylaxis in reducing SSI rates among patients undergoing...
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SPF is only the start when recommending sunscreens
In a recent study, 43% of dermatologists who responded to a survey reported that they never, rarely, or only sometimes took a patient’s skin type...
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Primary Effusion Lymphoma: An Infiltrative Plaque in a Patient With HIV
Extracavitary primary effusion lymphoma is an aggressive non-Hodgkin B-cell lymphoma that occurs solely in the presence of human herpesvirus 8...
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Chondrodermatitis Nodularis Helicis After Mohs Micrographic Surgery and Radiation Therapy
Although chondrodermatitis nodularis helicis is benign by nature, it can mimic tumor recurrence when it presents close to the site of prior Mohs...
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Teledermatology follow-up after Mohs surgery gets a thumbs up from patients
“A big takeaway from our study is that streamlining this process is really essential for successful implementation,” Laura Rezac, MD, said.