Cryosurgery for Benign Eyelid Lesions

Jun 3, 2017 by in Dermatology Comments Off on Cryosurgery for Benign Eyelid Lesions

  Anatomical location Types of tumors Suggested cryosurgical treatment Eyelid Benign tumors of the eyelid (Epidermis) Eyelid squamous papilloma T Eyelid seborrheic keratosis S, P, SO Eyelid keratoacanthoma S, P,…

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Basic Equipment for Cryosurgery

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Fig. 4.1 Anatomy of a Dewar (taken from MVE): (a) lid, (b) neck tube (designed to reduce LN loss), (c) vacuum retention system, (d) external aluminum construction, (e) insulation system…

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A Short History of Cryosurgery

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Fig. 1.1 General view of the Great Exhibition of London of 1851, where Arnott received the prize medal for original equipment that allowed reducing tissue temperature to −20 ºC (Source: http://​upload.​wikimedia.​org/​wikipedia/​commons/​e/​eb/​Crystal_​Palace_​interior.​jpg….

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Cryosurgery for Vascular Lesions

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Type of tumor Preferred type Benign neoplasia Infantile hemangioma Superficial or mixed hemangiomas Recent appearance, rapid growing, with no signs of involution Cherry or senile angiomas Any Malformations Hypertrophic capillary…

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Cryosurgery for Warts

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Types of warts Common term Specific term Common warts Verruca vulgaris Flat (plane) warts Verruca plana Filiform warts  Periungual warts  Plantar warts Verruca plantaris Butcher’s warts  Kissing warts  Mosaic plantar…

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Palliative Treatment with Cryosurgery

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Fig. 21.1 (a) A 92-year-old patient with a morpheiform basal cell carcinoma on the nose. The patient did not want Mohs surgery. A double freeze-thaw cycle with open technique (spraying)….

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