Background: Immunosuppressed (IS) patients, particularly solid organ transplant recipients and those on immunosuppressive therapy, face a higher incidence and recurrence of nonmelanoma skin cancers (NMSC), including basal cell carcinoma (BCC) and squamous cell carcinoma (SCC). Mohs micrographic surgery (MMS) is the preferred treatment for high-risk NMSC due to its high cure rate and margin examination capabilities. However, IS patients may experience more complications, such as surgical site infections, and a greater risk of recurrence, making their outcomes a subject of interest.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFBackground: Vismodegib is approved for advanced cases of basal cell carcinomas not amenable to surgery or radiotherapy. Large studies on the use of vismodegib in clinical practice are scarce.
Objectives: The main objective of the study was to analyse the evolution and therapeutic management of relapses and lack of response in patients who had received vismodegib for locally advanced and/or multiple basal cell carcinomas in a real-life multicentre setting.
Acta Derm Venereol
November 2021
Randomized studies to assess the efficacy of Mohs micrographic surgery in basal cell and squamous cell carcinomas are limited by methodological and ethical issues and a lack of long follow-up periods. This study presents the "real-life" results of a nationwide 7-years cohort on basal cell carcinoma and squamous cell carcinoma treated with Mohs micrographic surgery. A prospective cohort was conducted in 22 Spanish centres (from July 2013 to February 2020) and a multivariate analysis, including characteristics of patients, tumours, surgeries and follow-up, was performed.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFBackground: The aim of the study was to assess health-related quality of life (HRQOL) in outpatients receiving anti-cancer treatment.
Methods: Observational, cross-sectional, single-center study that assessed HRQOL in cancer patients receiving antineoplastic treatment.
Results: A total of 184 patients were included in the study; the median total FACT-G score was 66 ± 12.
Background: Large prospective studies on the safety of Mohs micrographic (MMS) surgery are scarce, and most focus on a single type of surgical adverse event. Mid-term scar alterations and functional loss have not been described.
Objectives: To describe the risk of MMS complications and the risk factors for them.
Background: Despite growing interest in cutaneous adverse events (CAEs) and their management in patients with cancer, they are often underreported and there are no extensive data on their impact on quality of life (QoL). Healthcare professionals should consider this issue in order to minimize its negative impact on QoL and improve patient outcomes. This study evaluates the impact of CAEs on QoL in outpatients receiving anticancer drugs and aims to determine the differences in QoL between conventional chemotherapy targeted therapies.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFBackground: The use of Mohs micrographic surgery (MMS) for rare cutaneous tumors is poorly defined. We aim to describe the demographics, tumor presentation and topography, surgery characteristics and complications of MMS for rare cutaneous tumors in a national registry.
Methods: Prospective cohort study of patients treated with MMS in Spain between July 2013 and June 2018.
Eosinophilic cellulitis is an uncommon, inflammatory and chronic disorder of unknown etiology. Corticosteroids are currently considered as the first-line treatment but they are not without significant disadvantages such as contraindications in steroid-resistant cases and patients with frequent recurrences. We report a patient suffering from Wells' syndrome with a 24-year history of symptomatic and generalized skin lesions.
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