Nonmelanoma Skin Cancer
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Psoriasis elevates cancer risk
No increased cancer risk occurred in psoriasis patients treated with biologics or in patients with psoriatic arthritis.
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Bleeding Hand Mass in an Older Man
72-year-old man presented for evaluation of a mass on the left hand that continued to grow over the last few months and eventually bled. The...
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Smartphone apps for suspicious skin lesions unreliable
"Regulators need to become alert to the potential harm that poorly performing algorithm-based diagnostic or risk monitoring apps create."
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White Hispanic Mohs patients less informed about skin cancer risks
The results highlight the need for “targeted patient education initiatives to bridge ethnic disparities regarding skin cancer knowledge,” the...
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Friable Scalp Nodule
A 75-year-old woman presented with an enlarging plaque on the scalp of 5 years' duration. Physical examination revealed a 5.6.2 ×2.9-cm, tan-...
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European marketing of Picato suspended while skin cancer risk reviewed
The Food and Drug Administration is gathering information to investigate the safety concern raised in Europe.
Clinical Review
The Ketogenic Diet and Dermatology: A Primer on Current Literature
The ketogenic diet has been employed since antiquity for varying ailments and has a good safety and efficacy profile if administered by a...
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New guideline provides recommendations for radiation therapy of basal cell, squamous cell cancers
The task force reviewed studies of adults with nonmetastatic invasive BCC or cSCC that were published between May 1998 and June 2018
Hospital Consult
Clinical Characterization of Leukemia Cutis Presentation
Given the wide variability in appearance, symptoms, distribution, and stage of leukemia at presentation, dermatologists and oncologists need to...
Original Research
Patient-Driven Management Using Same-Day Noninvasive Diagnosis and Complete Laser Treatment of Basal Cell Carcinomas: A Pilot Study
Novel imaging modalities such as reflectance confocal microscopy and optical coherence tomography can be used to diagnose, monitor treatment...
Case Letter
Kaposi Sarcoma in a Patient With Postpolio Syndrome
Patients with postpolio syndrome (PPS) characterized by venous insufficiency may represent a population at increased risk for Kaposi sarcoma (KS...