Skin CancerEarFlapInterpolationThis book provides a concise and practical guide to dermatologists, dermatologists in training, primary care physicians, plastic surgeons and others working in skin cancer and dermatological surgery. Each case allows readers to gain a thorough and practical knowledge of ...
and the fifth commonest form of cancer [1,2,3]. It is further predicted to surpass heart disease as the main cause of mortality and the biggest obstacle to extending life expectancy in the next decades. According to the annual status report from the International Agency for Research on Canc...
It is suggested that cSCCs of the ear and lip are more prone to metastasize than cSCC from other sun-exposed sites [17]. In the guidelines of the National Comprehensive Cancer Network (NCCN), the list is extended to also other areas of the face including the eyelids, eyebrows, nose, ...
This is a very common type of skin cancer. It often appears on skin that got lots of sun, such as an ear, face, bald scalp, neck, or arm. But it can appear elsewhere — even inside the mouth, on the lip, or on the genitals. Too much sun is often the cause, but it is not ...
Additionally, low drug aqueous solubility is the main drawback in the conventional chemotherapeutic agents. The risk of excessive toxicity due to its non-specific killing on normal healthy cells and cancerous cells is another disadvantage [49]. Consequently, patient adherence to therapy is not ...
In psoriatic mice, imiquimod and curcumin nanoemulsions could overtly relieve the signs of skin lesions. 8-methoxypsoralen (8-MOP), a drug, has severely serious adverse effects after oral treatment, including phototoxicity, hepatocellular cancer, tachycardia, and depression. Due to its high molecular ...
Medical terms your physician or dermatologist may use to describe a skin tag include fibroepithelial polyp, acrochordon, cutaneous papilloma and soft fibroma. All of these terms describe skin tags and are benign (noncancerous), painless skin growths. Some people refer to these as "skin tabs"...
VOCs such as hydrocarbons, ketones, aldehydes, solvents (benzene, fluorocarbons) and gases (methane) are generated from automobiles and industries. Certain VOCs such as benzene are highly genotoxic, inducing cancers in various tissues. Other VOCs can causeprecancerous lesionsin the lungs and in...
A 67-year-old man underwent full-thickness skin graft reconstruction of an ear defect following skin cancer excision. The graft was dropped on the floor during preparation. Following decontamination, it was subsequently used to complete the reconstruction, with full graft take and no evidence of in...
OPEN Oncogene (2017) 36, 829–839 www.nature.com/onc ORIGINAL ARTICLE Synergistic functions of E2F7 and E2F8 are critical to suppress stress-induced skin cancer I Thurlings1,5, LM Martínez-López1,5, B Westendorp1,5, M Zijp1, R Kuiper1,6, P Tooten1, LN Kent2, G Leone2, HJ ...