Nonmelanoma Skin Cancer
Conference Coverage
Cancer-related clinical pearls from pediatric dermatology
KAUAI, HAWAII – Up to 20% of children with medulloblastoma have basal cell nevus syndrome, typically mistaken for skin tags by oncologists.
Case Reports
Spontaneous Regression of Merkel Cell Carcinoma
A 96-year-old woman presented with a rapidly enlarging lesion overlying the suprasternal notch. The lesion originated as a small, erythematous,...
Original Research
Gone Fishing: A Unique Histologic Pattern in Cutaneous Angiosarcoma
Cutaneous angiosarcoma is a rare but aggressive vascular malignancy that can present a diagnostic challenge due to a wide variety of clinical...
Conference Coverage
Posttransplant skin conditions vary widely by ethnicity
Researcher highlights increased prevalence of keratinocyte neoplasms in whites/Far East Asians and Kaposi’s sarcoma in blacks.
From the Journals
Lenalidomide yields responses in a rare cutaneous lymphoma
Reduced doses of the drug showed the best results in the phase 2 trial.
From the Journals
Counsel children and young adults on skin cancer prevention
The recommendations target asymptomatic individuals with no history of skin cancer who might be likely to sunburn easily.
From the Journals
cSCC staging systems poorly determine metastasis risk
In a study of 6,721 cutaneous squamous cell carcinoma patients, current staging systems poorly discerned between patients with and without...
Case Reports
Invasive Penile Squamous Cell Carcinoma
Invasive penile squamous cell carcinoma (PSCC) is a rare malignancy with considerable morbidity and mortality. Because a delayed or incorrect...
Conference Coverage
Consider drug holidays for BCC patients on hedgehog inhibitors
KAUAI, HAWAII – Side effects can become intolerable after a few months, so physicians have looked for alternative dosing regimens.
Conference Coverage
VIDEO: Bioimpedance provides accurate assessment of Mohs surgical margins
SAN DIEGO – In a pilot study, bioimpedance spectroscopy detected residual cancer cells in Mohs surgical margins with high sensitivity and...