Introduction The newly diagnosed breast cancer patient and her interdisciplinary treatment team must address both the local control (breast) and systemic control (body) issues to minimize the risk of recurrence….
Introduction As reconstructive techniques have improved, patient expectations have evolved. From the simplest to the most complex resection, patients expect to be satisfied with their final esthetic result. Trying to…
Oncoplastic breast surgery has become a common option for women with breast cancer. Oncoplastic surgery is defined as tumor excision with a wide margin of resection followed by immediate or…
Introduction Historically, early stage breast cancer has been treated with either mastectomy or breast conservation therapy (local tumor excision with adjuvant radiation therapy). Clinicopathologic characteristics such as tumor size and…
Key Wordsskin disease, nodules, vesicles, hives, scales, ulcers, milia, comedo, comedones, excoriation, cyst Skin Anatomy The skin is divided into three layers: the epidermis, the dermis, and the subcutaneous…
Key Wordsskin tumors, seborrheic keratosis, cysts, syringoma, keratoacanthoma, chondrodermatitis nodularis helicis, skin tag, melanoma mimic, sebaceous hyperplasia, nevus sebaceus, keloid, dermatosis papulosa nigra, acrochordon Seborrheic Keratosis Seborrheic keratosis (SK)…
Key Wordspremalignant, nonmelanoma, basal cell carcinoma, squamous cell carcinoma, Merkel cell carcinoma, actinic keratosis, actinic cheilitis, leukoplakia, lymphoma, T-cell lymphoma, Sézary syndrome, Bowen disease, Paget disease, in situ, biopsy, Mohs…
Key Wordsnevi, malignant melanoma, atypical nevus, dysplastic nevus, blue nevus, speckled lentiginous nevus, halo nevus, moles, ABCDs of melanoma, lentigo, dermatofibroma Melanocytic Nevi Nevi, or moles, are benign tumors…
Key Wordsnail diseases, nail psoriasis, nail lichen planus, fungal nail infection, onychomycosis, leukonychia, nail ridging, nail splitting, nail dystrophy, spoon nails, acute paronychia, nail tinea, subungual hematoma, Beau lines …
Key Wordspediculosis, scabies, Lyme disease, creeping eruption, leishmaniasis, erythema migrans, cat-scratch, bacillary angiomatosis, allergic reaction, myiasis, swimmer’s itch, seabather’s eruption, black fever Scabies Human scabies is a highly contagious…
