Nordin P. Curettage-cryosurgery for non-melanoma skin cancer of the external ear: excellent 5-year results. Br J Dermatol 1999;140(2):291-3.Curettage-cryosurgery for non-melanoma skin cancer o the external ear:
Surgeons atMass Eye and Earin Boston have found a creative way to make their skin cancer patients look good as new. Our noses typically see the most sun exposure, making them prone toskin cancer. When doctors remove the cancer, patients may be left disfigured or even suffer permanent breathin...
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...
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" ...
This 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 the wide range of cases they...
Nclassification: spread of the cancer into nearby lymph nodes Mclassification: spread of the cancer to other organs (metastasis) Depending on each of the T, N, and M classifications, the cancer is given a “stage” from 0 (pre-cancerous; best prognosis) to IV (most progressive, most diff...
AJCC, American Joint Committee on Cancer; BWH, Brigham and Women's Hospital; CCA, Cancer Council Australia; cSCC, cutaneous squamous cell carcinoma; DOI, depth of invasion; HR, high risk; NCCN, National Comprehensive Cancer Network; PNI, perineural invasion. Only three criteria make it into all...
Throughout our lifetimes, we acquire mutations in our skin, owing to its constant exposure to environmental insults. As a result, phenotypically normal skin contains a mosaic of epithelial stem cells with somatic mutations, including in genes that are associated with cancer development, such as the...
But if the lesion is larger than two centimeters in diameter, or if it continues to expand over time, it could be something more serious like a cancerous tumor and should be evaluated by a doctor. In addition to size, another important indicator of a potentially harmful growth on your ski...
(smoking, obesity, and so on), there’s a lag between the behavior and its effect. In the case of skin cancer, the blistering sunburn you get in your early twenties might lead to skin cancer 30 or 40 years later. Furthermore, the effects of sun exposure are cumulative, so it may ...