Mayo Clinic proceedings
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Mayo Clinic proceedings · May 2000
ReviewOverview of skin cancer detection and prevention for the primary care physician.
The incidence of both melanoma and nonmelanoma skin cancer is increasing, and an accurate and timely diagnosis is important to reduce the morbidity and mortality associated with these malignancies. Clinical features and examination techniques are discussed, and the need to recognize important secondary tumor characteristics, which supplement the primary diagnosis, is reviewed. Recent evidence on etiologic factors and their importance are addressed to highlight the role of primary prevention. Pediatricians, family physicians, and all primary care physicians are encouraged to promote skin cancer awareness among children and their parents.
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Mayo Clinic proceedings · Apr 2000
Review Case ReportsAsphyxiation by laryngeal edema in patients with hereditary angioedema.
To describe the occurrence of fatal laryngeal edema in patients with hereditary angioedema due to C1 esterase inhibitor deficiency. ⋯ Laryngeal edema in hereditary angioedema may be fatal. Most of the patients asphyxiated between their 20th and 50th years of life, but asphyxiation can occur even in children. The possibility that the first episode of laryngeal edema may be fatal must be emphasized to the relatives, and attending physicians must have a high degree of awareness.
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Mayo Clinic proceedings · Mar 2000
Editorial Historical ArticleAnesthesia for office-based surgery: are we paying too high a price for access and convenience?