Skin cancers and their etiologies.

abstract：:The term "epidermal nevus syndrome" (ENS) has been used to describe the association of epidermal hamartomas and extra-cutaneous abnormalities. Epidermal nevi follow the lines of Blaschko. The majority of the extra-cutaneous manifestations involve the brain, eye, and skeletal systems. Several subsets with characteristi...

journal_title：Seminars in cutaneous medicine and surgery

authors： Sugarman JL

更新日期：2007-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The use of video in the informed consent process has been well documented in the literature to improve patient satisfaction, understanding, comprehension, and to decrease anxiety. At the MD Anderson Mohs Surgery Unit, we use high-definition (HD) audiovisual (AV) modules to assist with the delivery of informed consent ...

journal_title：Seminars in cutaneous medicine and surgery

authors： Migden M,Chavez-Frazier A,Nguyen T

更新日期：2008-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Patients with renal failure, usually end-stage renal disease (ESRD), commonly are afflicted by severe pruritus. The pathogenesis of ESRD pruritus is unknown, but improving the quality of dialysis can reduce the prevalence and severity of ESRD pruritus. Topical and systemic agents as well as broadband ultraviolet photo...

journal_title：Seminars in cutaneous medicine and surgery

authors： Berger TG,Steinhoff M

更新日期：2011-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Cellulite is a condition that affects the vast majority of women. Although it is of no danger to one's overall health, cellulite can be psychosocially debilitating. Consequently, much research has been devoted to understanding cellulite and its etiopathogenesis. With additional insights into the underlying causes of i...

journal_title：Seminars in cutaneous medicine and surgery

authors： Green JB,Cohen JL,Kaufman J,Metelitsa AI,Kaminer MS

更新日期：2015-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Perioral dermatitis is a unique skin disorder of childhood. Its exact origin is unknown; it is probably an idiosyncratic response to exogenous factors such as the use of a topical fluorinated corticosteroid or other substances on the face. It is uncommon but not rare. The age of affected children has ranged from 7 mon...

journal_title：Seminars in cutaneous medicine and surgery

authors： Laude TA,Salvemini JN

更新日期：1999-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:In 1996, oral terbinafine joined itraconazole and fluconazole on the short list of systemic medications that could be used to treat onychomycosis (although fluconazole was not approved for this indication by the US Food and Drug Administration [FDA], it was commonly used for this purpose). In 1999, ciclopirox was the ...

journal_title：Seminars in cutaneous medicine and surgery

authors： Rosen T,Stein Gold LF

更新日期：2016-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Spitz nevus (SN) and Spitzoid malignant melanoma (SMM) represent benign and malignant counterparts at both ends of the spectrum of Spitzoid lesions. Atypical Spitzoid neoplasm (ASN) is a poorly defined and characterized category of melanocytic tumors with histologic features of both benign Spitz nevi and malignant mel...

journal_title：Seminars in cutaneous medicine and surgery

authors： Miteva M,Lazova R

更新日期：2010-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Immunotherapy for the treatment of advanced melanoma has become a primary treatment in the clinic. Current therapies include systemic cytokines, immune checkpoint inhibitors, and localized intratumoral therapies. Checkpoint inhibitors block natural pathways that dampen or inhibit an immune response to stimulus. These ...

journal_title：Seminars in cutaneous medicine and surgery

authors： Cuevas LM,Daud AI

更新日期：2018-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Dermatologists will enter into a number of different contracts during their professional careers. It is important that in each agreement they enter, dermatologists reap the benefits that they aspire for and understand the consequences of each provision. This article addresses just a few of the different issues that ar...

journal_title：Seminars in cutaneous medicine and surgery

authors： Fanburg JD,Leone AM

更新日期：2005-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:One of the most interesting medical conditions that now afflicts the baby boomer generation is photoaging. Clinical signs of photoaging of the skin include rhytids, lentigines, keratoses, telangiectasia, loss of translucency, loss of elasticity, and sallow color. A systematic classification of patient photoaging types...

journal_title：Seminars in cutaneous medicine and surgery

authors： Glogau RG

更新日期：1996-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Mycosis fungoides is a peripheral non-Hodgkin's T-cell neoplastic process, representing the most common type of primary cutaneous malignant lymphoma. Neoplastic lesions classically show skin predilection and characteristic clinical and histologic features in patch, plaque, and tumor stages. In addition, several clinic...

journal_title：Seminars in cutaneous medicine and surgery

authors： Howard MS,Smoller BR

更新日期：2000-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Topical retinoic acid was introduced for acne treatment three decades ago. Since that time, researchers have discovered thousands of retinoids, originally defined as chemical analogs of vitamin A. After the identification of nuclear retinoid receptors in 1987, the definition of this class expanded to include molecules...

journal_title：Seminars in cutaneous medicine and surgery

authors： Bershad S

更新日期：2001-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Effective antimicrobials are critical in controlling one of the most common conditions encountered in medicine, namely, skin and skin structure infections. Unfortunately, the identification of appropriate and novel antimicrobials is continually challenged by the emergence of antimicrobial resistance among bacteria, fu...

journal_title：Seminars in cutaneous medicine and surgery

authors： Yang A,Kerdel FA

更新日期：2006-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Closing surgical defects of the external ear poses unique challenges because of the convoluted shape and thin tethered skin. Choice of repair is often dictated by the site of the wound. If the defect is central and anterior with intact cartilage, most defects will do well by second intention healing or grafting. If th...

journal_title：Seminars in cutaneous medicine and surgery

authors： Olbricht S,Liégeois NJ

更新日期：2003-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The intraepidermal vesiculobullous disorders constitute a wide variety of pathogenically unrelated disorders that share in common the formation of cleft or bullae formation within the epithelium. The etiologic, pathogenic, clinical and, in particular, the histopathologic attributes of the most important intraepidermal...

journal_title：Seminars in cutaneous medicine and surgery

authors： Cassandra M,Morgan M

更新日期：2004-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Nonsurgical procedures have become very popular for the rejuvenation of the aging face. Trends now are for less invasive procedures as well as for more preventative intervention to slow the damage from ultraviolet light and environmental factors, as well as from intrinsic aging. The goal of these procedures is to elim...

journal_title：Seminars in cutaneous medicine and surgery

authors： Lupo MP

更新日期：2006-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The history of burn scars can best be found in military medical history. The care of wounded soldiers documented in the Illiad reflected the trauma of the weapons of war, arrow, spear, sword, and ax. The introduction of gunpowder in the 14th century, increasingly sophisticated explosives, and in modern times, petroleu...

journal_title：Seminars in cutaneous medicine and surgery

authors： Petro JA

更新日期：2015-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Stromal relationships are crucial to metastatic spread of solid malignancies. Some aspects of this stroma interaction are obviously associated with particular morphological features, which may carry prognostic significance. In cutaneous melanoma, level of invasion, arrangement of cells (horizontal or vertical growth p...

journal_title：Seminars in cutaneous medicine and surgery

authors： Smolle J,Hofmann-Wellenhof R,Fink-Puches R

更新日期：1996-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Hair shaft abnormalities are fascinating and can provide a diagnostic challenge. Current knowledge of structural changes in hair has been amplified by scanning and transmission electron microscopy (SEM and TEM). Dermatologists using the light microscope and polarization in the office can diagnose the great majority of...

journal_title：Seminars in cutaneous medicine and surgery

authors： Whiting DA,Dy LC

更新日期：2006-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The ThermaCool TC system is a radiofrequency device capable of delivering higher energy fluences to a greater volume of tissue than nonablative lasers, with no epidermal injury. It has been successful in treating periorbital rhytides and lifting eyebrows. Given these positive finding for treatment of the upper face, t...

journal_title：Seminars in cutaneous medicine and surgery

authors： Hsu TS,Kaminer MS

更新日期：2003-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Lasers, both in single and multiple wavelength designs, have recently been introduced to enhance the results of liposuction. Safe parameters of fluence and temperature have not yet been described. In this study, I describe a series of laser lipolysis patients treated with a dual wavelength (1064/1319 nm) laser where i...

journal_title：Seminars in cutaneous medicine and surgery

authors： Salzman MJ

更新日期：2009-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The ascomycin macrolactam derivative pimecrolimus (Elidel, SDZ ASM 981; Novartis Pharma AG, Basel Switzerland) is a cell-selective inhibitor of inflammatory cytokines specifically developed for the treatment of inflammatory skin diseases, such as atopic dermatitis, allergic contact dermatitis, irritant contact dermati...

journal_title：Seminars in cutaneous medicine and surgery

authors： Stuetz A,Grassberger M,Meingassner JG

更新日期：2001-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The prevalence of onychomycosis in the United States is estimated to be at least 12%; prevalence increases with increasing age and is highest in individuals more than 65 years of age. Trichophyton rubrum, which also causes tinea pedis, is responsible for approximately 90% of cases of toenail onychomycosis. Risk factor...

journal_title：Seminars in cutaneous medicine and surgery

authors： Scher RK,Rich P,Pariser D,Elewski B

更新日期：2013-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Among the newer medications for treating psoriasis are the interleukin-17A inhibitor secukinumab and the phosphodiesterase 4 inhibitor apremilast. Secukinumab offers a level of efficacy greater than that of the tumor necrosis factor-α inhibitor adalimumab. Apremilast is associated with lower levels of efficacy than th...

journal_title：Seminars in cutaneous medicine and surgery

authors： Strober BE

更新日期：2016-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Melanoma is a particularly aggressive type of skin cancer, and its incidence has been increasing steadily since the 1970s. This article will review the extensive epidemiologic data demonstrating that ultraviolet radiation (UVR) exposure, from the sun or artificial tanning beds, is the most important environmental risk...

journal_title：Seminars in cutaneous medicine and surgery

authors： Kanavy HE,Gerstenblith MR

更新日期：2011-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Nonpharmacologic management of psychodermatologic conditions includes both structured and unstructured interventions that may ameliorate skin disorders, reduce psychological distress, and improve the functional status of the affected individual. Nonpharmacologic techniques are often referred to as psychocutaneous inte...

journal_title：Seminars in cutaneous medicine and surgery

authors： Fried RG

更新日期：2013-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Congenital hemangiomas are rare solitary vascular tumors that do not proliferate after birth. They are characterized as either rapidly involuting congenital hemangiomas (RICHs) or noninvoluting congenital hemangiomas (NICHs) based on their clinical progression. NICHs have no associated complications, but are persisten...

journal_title：Seminars in cutaneous medicine and surgery

authors： Boull C,Maguiness SM

更新日期：2016-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:"Venous disease consists of a spectrum with significant medical and economic morbidities. For lack of exposure, however, it is a poorly understood subject. The evaluation and approach to diagnosing venous disease requires a firm understanding of venous anatomy and pathophysiology. With a targeted history and physical,...

journal_title：Seminars in cutaneous medicine and surgery

authors： Nguyen TH

更新日期：2005-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:There has been a dramatic increase in the incidence of malignant melanoma in most parts of the world. Because the tumor thickness is the most important prognostic factor for the prognosis of the malignant melanoma, the early detection of thin melanomas is essential. Dermatoscopy allows the physician to discriminate be...

journal_title：Seminars in cutaneous medicine and surgery

authors： Stolz W,Semmelmayer U,Johow K,Burgdorf WH

更新日期：2003-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Cellulite is a common dermatologic condition and frequent cause of cosmetic concern among women. This paper aims to update what is known about the pathogenesis of cellulite and reviews targeted treatment modalities that address its underlying components of microvascular dysfunction, endocrine-mediated inflammation, an...

journal_title：Seminars in cutaneous medicine and surgery

authors： Hogan S,Velez MW,Kaminer MS

更新日期：2018-12-01 00:00:00