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Cutaneous leiomyosarcoma: a 20-year retrospective study and review of the literature

An. bras. dermatol; 96 (3), 2021
Abstract Background: Cutaneous leiomyosarcoma is a rare malignant neoplasm with muscular origin, representing 2%-3% of all cutaneous soft tissue sarcomas. Objectives: The aim of this study was to characterize clinicopathological features of patients diagnosed with cutaneous leiomyosarcoma in our center...

Mohs micrographic surgery: a review of indications, technique, outcomes, and considerations

An. bras. dermatol; 96 (3), 2021
Abstract Mohs micrographic surgery is a specialized form of skin cancer surgery that has the highest cure rates for several cutaneous malignancies. Certain skin cancers can have small extensions or "roots" that may be missed if an excised tumor is serially cross-sectioned in a "bread-loaf" fashion, commo...

Colgajo bilobulado para reconstrucción de defectos por tumores nasales del tercio inferior
Bilobed flap for reconstruction of tumoral defects on the lower third of the nose

Rev. argent. cir. plást; 27 (2), 2021
Introducción. Los defectos de cobertura en la región nasal secundarios a resecciones oncológicas deben ser cubiertos con tejido de las mismas características que el resecado, idealmente con tejido vascularizado adyacente. El colgajo bilobulado reúne las condiciones doble transposición, con una estr...

Serum levels of soluble interleukin-2 receptor (sIL-2R) and cancer antigen 125 (CA 125) in dogs diagnosed with cutaneous lymphoma

Marcadores sorológicos são rotineiramente utilizados na prática clínica para o estadiamento de linfomas e para a determinação de seu prognóstico em humanos. No entanto, pouco se sabe sobre sua utilização em cães, mesmo os linfomas sendo neoplasias com alta prevalência nessa espécie. No presen...

Aggressive parotid gland and neck metastasis caused by cutaneous squamous cell carcinoma of the scalp: a case report

J. oral res. (Impresa); 10 (2), 2021
Introduction: The head and neck are frequent sites for the development of cutaneous cancer and squamous cell carcinoma of the skin (SCC), one of the more frequent malignant non-melanoma skin neoplasms in Chile (436 per 100,000 inhabitants). Between 5-10% skin SCC progresses aggressively generating metast...

Malignant adnexal cutaneous tumor of the scalp: a case report of difficult differential diagnosis between metastatic breast cancer and primary sweat gland tumor

This paper describes a case of a 71-year-old female who initially went to a dermatologist to assess a scalp skin tumor, which performed an incisional biopsy. Anatomopathological and immunohistochemical study revealed a preliminary diagnosis of breast carcinoma metastasis. Although the patient had no medi...

Variables pronósticas de pacientes con melanomas gruesos. Análisis de 362 casos

Gac. méd. Méx; 157 (2), 2021
Resumen Antecedentes: Los estudios sobre factores pronóstico de melanoma están basados en poblaciones caucásicas, con predominio de melanomas delgados (Breslow < 3 mm). Los pacientes mexicanos muestran predominio de melanomas gruesos (Breslow ≥ 3 mm). Objetivo: Identificar factores asociado...

Inflammatory infiltrates in melanocytic lesions

Int. j. morphol; 39 (2), 2021
SUMMARY: Inflammatory infiltrates are frequently present in melanocytic lesions, with different distribution and composition. Much attention has been devoted to tumor-infiltrating lymphocytes (TIL) in the tumor microenvironment, establishing their prognostic and predictive value in many malignancies, inc...