melanoma

Case Report

Leg Skin Ulcer With Atypical Features: Vascular Wound or Advanced Melanoma?

04/26/2024

Paola Monari , MD;

Piergiacomo Calzavara Pinton , MD;

04/26/2024

Wounds

Case Report

Simultaneous Sentinel Lymph Node Biopsies Using Both the Magtrace/Sentimag System and Radioactive Isotope Tracer/Blue Dye Dual Technique for Concurrent Breast Carcinoma and Malignant Melanoma

04/22/2024

Murtaza Kadhum

Parinita Swarnkar

Marianne Dillon

Sarah Hemington-Gorse

This case presents a patient with synchronous melanoma and breast carcinoma, with focus on the simultaneous use of 2 sentinel lymph node biopsy mapping techniques.

This case presents a patient...

04/22/2024

ePlasty

Case Report

Use of Dynamic Tissue System Adhesive Skin Closure Device and Multi-Tissue Platform Porcine Xenograft to Achieve Primary Closure After Wide Local Excision of a Melanoma

04/01/2024

Jad F. Zeitouni

Reagan Collins

Patricia Arledge

Yana Puckett

Catherine A. Ronaghan

The authors of this case report achieved successful closure of a large posterior calf wound after 2-cm–wide local excision of the melanoma biopsy site in a 61-year-old male.

The authors of this case report...

04/01/2024

Wounds

Q&As

Mohs for Melanoma Immunohistochemistry

05/31/2023

Riya Gandhi , MA;

In this interview, Dr Addison Demer discusses the session he moderated, “Mohs for Melanoma Immunohistochemistry Refresher,” at the 2023 ACMS Annual Meeting.

In this interview, Dr Addison...

05/31/2023

The Dermatologist

Review

Redesigning Sentinel Lymph Node Biopsy Guidelines in Melanoma Cases

02/03/2023

Richard Simman , MD, FACS, FACCWS;

Samuel A. Stetkevich , MD;

The authors conducted a systematic review to assess current American Joint Committee on Cancer guidelines on when a sentinel lymph node biopsy in melanoma is indicated.

The authors conducted a...

02/03/2023

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Case Report

Diet Modification as an Adjunct to Treatment for Lymphatic Fistula Following Inguinal Lymphadenectomy: A Case Report

08/23/2022

Shanna Williams ;

Luke Counterman ;

Mandalyn Mills ;

An 86-year-old man who was prescribed a high protein diet to address lymphatic leak saw drainage resolution and wound closure when combined with other treatment measures.

An 86-year-old man who was...

08/23/2022

Wounds

Figure 4. Intraoperative: medial plantar artery flap transposed into heel defect and split-thickness skin graft of the flap donor site.

Interesting Cases

Heel Reconstruction Utilizing the Medial Plantar Artery Flap

05/19/2022

Viet H. Do , MD;

Matthew P. Fahrenkopf , MD;

Arminder Kaura , MD;

This patient presented with a large heel defect reconstructed with the medial planar artery flap. This flap provides durable, well-vascularized, sensate tissue with minimal donor site morbidity. All reconstructive surgeons should be familiar...

This patient presented with a...

05/19/2022

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Original Research

Trends in Skin Melanoma Burden: Findings From the Global Burden of Disease Study

03/29/2022

Charalampos Siotos , MD;

George Damoulakis , MS;

Adan Z. Becerra , PhD;

Miles W. Grunvald , MD;

Cristina M. O'Donoghue , MD, MPH;

Amir H. Dorafshar , MD, MBChB;

Deana S. Shenaq , MD;

This study highlights differences in melanoma incidence and mortality from 1990 to 2017. Physicians involved in melanoma care should be aware of these changes in order to anticipate care needs.

This study highlights...

03/29/2022

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CASE REPORT Case Report of a Large Pigmented Epithelioid Melanocytoma With Suspected Lymph Node Metastases

03/27/2021

Yoshihiro Sowa , MD, PhD;

Daiki Morita , MD;

Toshiaki Numajiri , MD, PhD;

Rie Akita , MD;

CASE REPORT Case Report of a Large Pigmented Epithelioid Melanocytoma With Suspected Lymph Node Metastases Rie Akita, MD, Yoshihiro Sowa, MD, PhD, Daiki Morita, MD, and Toshiaki Numajiri, MD, PhD Departments of Plastic and...

CASE REPORT Case Report of...

03/27/2021

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Dying for a Tan: A Survey to Assess Solarium Adherence to World Health Organization Guidelines in Australia, New Zealand, and the United Kingdom

03/27/2021

Amali Chandrasena , MBBS, BSc(Hons);

Kavit Amin , MBBS, MRCS;

Barry Powell , MCh, MA;

Dying for a Tan: A Survey to Assess Solarium Adherence to World Health Organization Guidelines in Australia, New Zealand, and the United Kingdom Amali Chandrasena, MBBS, BSc (Hons), Kavit Amin, MBBS, MRCS, and Barry Powell, MCh, MA,...

Dying for a Tan: A Survey to...

03/27/2021

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