Posts Tagged ‘Mohs surgery’
Chin Reconstruction 2
Patient presented with Basal cell carcinoma of left chin, basal cell carcinoma of cheek. Mohs excision performed by Dr. Gregory Bartlow at SCARS Center. Reconstruction performed by Dr. Simon Mardorsky at SCARS Center.
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Scalp Reconstruction 1
Patient diagnosed with basal cell carcinoma of the right anterior top scalp. Diagnosis and Mohs excision performed by Dr. Jonathan Baron at SCARS Center. Scalp reconstruction by Dr. Simon Madorsky at SCARS Center.
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Forehead Reconstruction 1
Patient diagnosed with Basal cell carcinoma of the right forehead. Mohs surgery coordinated at SCARS Center. Forehead reconstruction completed by Simon Madorsky, MD at SCARS Center.
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Eyelid Reconstruction 4
Patient diagnosed with 0.8 mm invasive melanoma with involved deep margins. Mohs surgery performed by Dr. Matthew Goodman at SCARS Center. Eyelid reconstruction performed by Dr. Simon Madorsky at SCARS Center.
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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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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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Deeply Invasive Cheek Squamous Cell Carcinoma
HISTORY 86-year-old man presented in June 2017 with a 2 month history of squamous cell carcinoma of the left cheek. The lesion was partially treated with Mohs surgery on 6/12/2017. Due to the size of the defect and depth of extension into the ear and the parotid gland, Mohs surgery was stopped after 3 levels.…
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PDT Across the Atlantic and Medical Economics
Does medical economics bias the community standards for treatment of skin cancers? If the answer is yes, then photodynamic therapy serves as an illustrative example of this bias. Private practice dermatology in the US and National Health Service of UK are practice settings with significantly different economics and also different treatment goals. The one’s is…
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