Skin Neoplasms - Surgery
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Saturday, November 21, 2009

Administration of high-dose interleukin-2 in a 2-year-old with metastatic melanoma.

13 Dec 2009 Malignant melanoma is rare in pediatrics, and therapies for patients with disseminated disease have not been well studied. This report describes our experience with the use of high-dose interleukin 2 (aldesleukin, IL-2) in a 2-year-old child with ... Read more...

Fine-needle aspiration cytology in the diagnosis of malignant proliferating trichilemmal tumor: Report of a case and review of the literature.

29 Sep 2009 Malignant proliferating trichilemmal tumor is a rare cutaneous neoplasm derived from the outer root sheath of the hair follicle. Fine-needle aspiration cytology is being increasingly used in the investigation of primary and metastatic cutaneous ... Read more...

Adenosquamous carcinoma of the skin: a case series.

29 Sep 2009 BACKGROUND: Adenosquamous carcinoma is an uncommon cutaneous malignant neoplasm with mixed glandular and squamous differentiation and a propensity for aggressive clinical behavior. OBSERVATIONS: Of 27 patients diagnosed as having adenosquamous ... Read more...

Latest indexed articles for 'Skin Neoplasms - Surgery'

These are the very latest articles for this heading:

• Administration of high-dose interleukin-2 in a 2-year-old with metastatic melanoma. 13 Dec 2009
• Basal cell carcinoma. 30 Oct 2009
• Fine-needle aspiration cytology in the diagnosis of malignant proliferating trichilemmal tumor: Report of a case and review of the literature. 29 Sep 2009
• Axillary web syndrome or cording, a variant of mondor disease, following axillary surgery. 29 Sep 2009
• Asymptomatic red plaque on the leg of a 7-year-old girl. 29 Sep 2009
• A glimpse of future management of melanoma. 29 Sep 2009
• Adenosquamous carcinoma of the skin: a case series. 29 Sep 2009
• Cost effectiveness of Mohs micrographic surgery: review of the literature. 29 Sep 2009
• Radiotherapy for cutaneous squamous and basal cell carcinomas of the head and neck. 29 Sep 2009
• Protocol for the examination of specimens from patients with melanoma of the skin. 29 Sep 2009
• Presidential operations. 29 Sep 2009
• Local anesthesia using buffered 0.5% lidocaine with 1:200,000 epinephrine for tumors of the digits treated with Mohs micrographic surgery. 29 Sep 2009
• [Therapeutical options in malignant skin tumours] 22 Sep 2009
• [Dermatofibrosarcoma protuberance] 19 Sep 2009
• Eruptive postoperative squamous cell carcinomas exhibiting a pathergy-like reaction around surgical wound sites. 16 Sep 2009
• Is removal of melanocytic nevi the optimal treatment strategy? 13 Sep 2009
• [Multiple primary neoplasms - coincidence or tumor syndrom?] 7 Sep 2009
• [Changes in treatment of squamous cell carcinoma over time. A process analysis] 30 Aug 2009
• Neoadjuvant polychemotherapy in locally advanced Merkel cell carcinoma. 30 Aug 2009
• Retiform hemangioendothelioma: presentation of a case expressing D2-40. 30 Aug 2009

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Technical information about 'Skin Neoplasms'

Definition: Tumors or cancer of the SKIN.

Descriptor UI: D012878

Alternative terms: Skin Neoplasms; Neoplasms, Skin; Neoplasm, Skin; Skin Neoplasm; Cancer of Skin; Skin Cancers; Cancer of the Skin; Skin Cancer; Cancer, Skin; Cancers, Skin;

Allowable Qualifiers: blood; blood supply; cerebrospinal fluid; chemically induced; classification; complications; congenital; diagnosis; diet therapy; drug therapy; economics; embryology; enzymology; ethnology; etiology; genetics; history; immunology; metabolism; microbiology; mortality; nursing; epidemiology; parasitology; pathology; physiopathology; prevention & control; psychology; radiography; radionuclide imaging; radiotherapy; rehabilitation; secondary; secretion; surgery; therapy; ultrastructure; urine; veterinary; ultrasonography; chemistry; virology;

Tree Number: C04.588.805; C17.800.882;

Technical Notes: coord IM with histol type of neoplasm (IM); coord also with site (NIM) if merely locational but for neoplasms of the head or neck, coord IM with HEAD AND NECK NEOPLASMS or specifics (IM)