Nonmelanoma Skin Cancer
Fast Facts for Board Review
Practice Question Answers: Paraneoplastic Skin Conditions, Part 2
This fact sheet served to review commonly encountered anesthetics in dermatology, focusing on their properties and issues regarding safe use of...
For Residents
Basal Cell Carcinoma: Hedgehog Pathway Inhibitors and Beyond
An evolving theme in cutaneous oncology is targeted therapy. Blockade of the hedgehog signaling pathway has been a breakthrough in the management...
Case Letter
Sweet Syndrome Preceding a Carcinoid Lung Tumor and Multiple Myeloma
Sweet syndrome (SS) is a rare neutrophilic dermatosis that is recognized as a paraneoplastic phenomenon, particularly in association with multiple...
Clinical Topics & News
Squamous Cell Carcinoma of the Lip Associated With Adalimumab Therapy for Ankylosing Spondylitis: A Case Report and Review of TNF-α Inhibitors and Cutaneous Carcinoma Risk
Adalimumab is an anti–tumor necrosis factor α (TNF-α) agent approved for the treatment of ankylosing spondylitis (AS); psoriatic arthritis; and...
Commentary
Pigmented Bowen Disease in a Black Patient: Novel Dermoscopic Findings [letter]
Although Bowen disease (BD) is a fairly common condition, pigmented BD is a rare form of the disease characterized by a hyperpigmented appearance...
Law & Medicine
Health Care Reform Produces Both Heat and Light With the Indoor Tanning Tax
It is fairly safe to say that most dermatologists are on the same page about indoor tanning. More research has become available on the correlation...
News
Sequential laser therapy clears basal cell carcinomas
Major finding: Seven of 12 basal cell carcinomas treated with sequential lasers showed complete clinical and histologic clearance.Data source:...
Photo Challenge
What Is Your Diagnosis? Extraocular Sebaceous Carcinoma
A 51-year-old man was referred to the dermatology department for a symptomless tumor below the right nipple that had a tendency to bleed. The...
Article
Incidental (Malignancy) and Coincidental (Idiopathic Polydactylous Longitudinal Erythronychia) Conditions in Patients With Segmental Neurofibromatosis
Segmental neurofibromatosis (SNF) is an uncommon presentation of neurofibromatosis type 1 (NF-1).
Article
Pancreatic Panniculitis Secondary to Acinar Cell Carcinoma of the Pancreas
We report the case of a 68-year-old white woman who presented with painful, 1- to 4-cm, erythematous nodules located bilaterally on the anterior...
Article
Cutaneous Vulvar Metastases in a Patient With Anal Squamous Cell Carcinoma
Metastatic disease of the skin can be difficult to diagnose, particularly when lesions occur in unusual anatomic locations. We report the case of...