Archive for December 2017
Melanoma In Situ of Leg – Mapping Excision Margins
The vexing problem of positive margins after excision of melanoma in situ has many solutions. In this article, we summarize them and rank them in the order of efficacy. Melanoma in situ excision margin guidelines range from the older 5 mm margin to the aggressive 10 mm margin of resection. 7 mm seems to…
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Mapping of Recurrent Melanoma In Situ of Leg
HISTORY 50-year-old woman presents with recurrent melanoma in situ of left leg. First biopsied on 9-2-16, the lesion was excised on 10-14-16 and showed extensive residual melanoma in-situ with radial margins involved from 12- 3 o’clock. The defect was reconstructed at the time with a full thickness skin graft. Second excision cleared the involved…
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Left Ear Multiple Recurrent Basal Cell Carcinoma
HISTORY 64-year-old woman presents with recurrence of left ear basal cell carcinoma. She has a history of sun lamp tanning and scuba diving with multiple sun burns. Basal cell carcinoma was first removed from left scapha and treated with a skin graft in July 2009. The area subsequently developed crusting and was treated with…
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