The Journal of dermatologic surgery and oncology
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J Dermatol Surg Oncol · Nov 1983
Case ReportsChiseling of exposed bone to stimulate granulation tissue after Mohs surgery.
Extensive Mohs surgery for carcinomas of the forehead and scalp occasionally requires the removal of periosteum. The exposed bone presents a wound management problem. One method, if healing by secondary intention is a viable option, is to chisel bone to stimulate granulation tissue and promote healing. A case is presented that describes this procedure in an elderly patient.
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J Dermatol Surg Oncol · Oct 1981
Psychosocial management of patients with cutaneous cancers: a preliminary report.
Based on 50 interviews with patients attending the New York University Skin and Cancer Clinic for cutaneous malignancies, an impression was gained of the psychosocial impact of cutaneous cancer upon those afflicted. On the basis of this impression, guidelines for physicians in psychological management of such patients are offered.
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The authors recount three cases of malignant melanomas in the oral cavity. The first was classified as malignant melanoma in situ, pagetoid type; the second as malignant melanoma, dendritic type; and the third as nodular malignant melanoma. These cases led the authors to compare the histopathologic features of malignant melanomas of the oral cavity with those of malignant melanomas of the skin and, finding them much the same, to advise early biopsies of all pigmented lesions in the oral cavity.