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Quantification of PpIX concentration in basal cell carcinoma and squamous cell carcinoma models using spatial frequency domain imaging.

Sunar U, Rohrbach DJ, Morgan J, Zeitouni N, Henderson BW

Department of Cell Stress Biology & PDT Center, Roswell Park Cancer Institute, Buffalo, NY 14263, USA.

5-aminolaevulinic acid photodynamic therapy (ALA-PDT) is an attractive treatment option for nonmelanoma skin tumors, especially for multiple lesions a... Read More

Source: PubMed

J Skin Cancer    

Role of stat3 in skin carcinogenesis: insights gained from relevant mouse models.

Macias E, Rao D, Digiovanni J

Division of Pharmacology and Toxicology, College of Pharmacy, The University of Texas at Austin, Austin, TX 78723, USA.

Signal transducer and activator of transcription 3 (Stat3) is a cytoplasmic protein that is activated in response to cytokines and growth factors and ... Read More

Source: PubMed

Australas. J. Dermatol.  2013 Apr 10  

Clinical and histopathological characteristics of extra-facial basal cell carcinoma: Analysis of 35 patients at the Chonbuk National University Hospital in Korea.

Roh SG, Park J, Song KH, Nam KH, Yun SK, Kim HU

Department of Plastic Surgery, Chonbuk National University Medical School, Jeonju, Korea.

Basal cell carcinoma (BCC) primarily develops in the head and neck region, with 74-83 per cent of BCC occurring in this region. Unfortunately, most pu... Read More

Source: PubMed

Australas. J. Dermatol.  2013 Apr 10  

Malignant change in seborrhoeic keratoses in a region with high solar ultraviolet levels.

Gaffney DC, Muir JB, De'ambrosis B

Department of Dermatology, Princess Alexandra Hospital, Brisbane, Queensland, Australia.

Regions with high solar UV levels and high skin cancer rates may experience a greater incidence of malignancy in association with seborrhoeic keratose... Read More

Source: PubMed

Clin. Geriatr. Med.    

Common skin cancers in older adults: approach to diagnosis and management.

Council ML

Center for Dermatologic and Cosmetic Surgery, Department of Internal Medicine, Washington University School of Medicine, 969 North Mason Road, Suite 200, St Louis, MO 63141, USA. Electronic address: mlaurincouncil@gmail.com.

Skin cancer is one of the most common malignancies to affect the elderly, and the incidence of cutaneous neoplasia is rising. The purpose of this arti... Read More

Source: PubMed

Clin Interv Aging    

Basal cell carcinomas in elderly patients treated by cryotherapy.

Chiriac A, Mihaila D, Foia L, Solovan C

Department of Dermatology, Nicolina Medical Center, Iasi, Romania.

Basal cell carcinoma is a malignant skin tumor with high incidence in our country, especially in rural areas, on sun-exposed skin (particularly on the... Read More

Source: PubMed

J Eur Acad Dermatol Venereol  2013 Apr 6  

Management of advanced non-melanoma skin cancers using helical tomotherapy.

Kramkimel N, Dendale R, Bolle S, Zefkili S, Fourquet A, Kirova YM

Department of Radiation Oncology, Curie Institute, Paris, France; Department of Dermatology, Cochin Hospital, Paris, France.

BACKGROUND: Helical tomotherapy (HT) is a relatively new method of radiotherapy, the main advantages of which are an increase of irradiation dose on t... Read More

Source: PubMed

Int. J. Cancer  2013 Apr 1  

Prospective study of genital human papillomaviruses and non-melanoma skin cancer.

Andersson K, Luostarinen T, Strand AS, Langseth H, Gislefoss RE, Forslund O, Pawlita M, Waterboer T, Dillner J

Department of Laboratory Medicine, Clinical Microbiology, Lund University, Skĺne University hospital, Malmö, Sweden.

Genital high-risk Human Papillomaviruses (HPVs) cause cervical cancer and are also found in a small proportion of non-melanoma skin cancers (NMSC). We... Read More

Source: PubMed

JAMA Dermatol  2013 Apr 3  

Dermoscopic Evaluation of Nodular Melanoma.

Menzies SW, Moloney FJ, Byth K, Avramidis M, Argenziano G, Zalaudek I, Braun RP, Malvehy J, Puig S, Rabinovitz HS, Oliviero M, Cabo H, Bono R, Pizzichetta MA, Claeson M, Gaffney DC, Soyer HP, Stanganelli I, Scolyer RA, Guitera P, Kelly J, McCurdy O, Llambrich A, Marghoob AA, Zaballos P, Kirchesch HM, Piccolo D, Bowling J, Thomas L, Terstappen K, Tanaka M, Pellacani G, Pagnanelli G, Ghigliotti G, Ortega BC, Crafter G, Ortiz AM, Tromme I, Karaarslan IK, Ozdemir F, Tam A, Landi C, Norton P, Kaçar N, Rudnicka L, Slowinska M, Simionescu O, Di Stefani A, Coates E, Kreusch J

IMPORTANCE Nodular melanoma (NM) is a rapidly progressing potentially lethal skin tumor for which early diagnosis is critical. OBJECTIVE To determine ... Read More

Source: PubMed

Eur J Histochem    

Expression patterns of a2,3-Sialyltransferase I and a2,6-Sialyltransferase I in human cutaneous epithelial lesions.

Ferreira SA, Vasconcelos JL, Silva RC, Cavalcanti CL, Bezerra CL, Ręgo MJ, Beltrăo EI

. steffany.aferreira@gmail.com.

Skin tumors have become one of the most common cancers in the world and their carcinogenesis is frequently associated with altered glycosylation patte... Read More

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Posted by:  ingrid37(Guest)  Posted on: 11/03/2012
I was diagnosed with large basal cell ca tumor on ear last week. Recoomended partial resection of ear. Have noticed accellerated growth of nodule since taking methotrexate 15mg ea Friday for severe inflammation with RA. Should I proceed with surgery and what about continuing methotrexate....Rheumatologist says methotrexate is treatment for cancer, continue taking it. Thank you for your advice Ingrid Mullins



Posted by:  schmerr  Posted on: 06/04/2012
I have an ulcerated basal cell carcinoma near my eye. You mentioned the prognosis is worse if the bcc is near the eye. Why is this?



Posted by:  prema  Posted on: 07/21/2011
very well written article covering all aspects of Rodent ulcer or basal cell cancer




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