Education and Perspectives on the Use of Oral Skin Cancer Chemoprophylaxis: A Cross-Sectional Survey of Current Fellows in Mohs Micrographic Surgery & Dermatologic Oncology.

Background: According to the curriculum guidelines of the Accreditation Council of Graduate Medical Education and the American Board of Dermatology, Mohs micrographic surgery & dermatologic oncology (MSDO) fellows must demonstrate competency in the use of oral skin cancer chemoprophylaxis. The current level of education in this area is unknown.

Objective: To characterize oral skin cancer chemoprophylaxis education for acitretin and nicotinamide among current MSDO fellows and to compare the clinical indications felt most appropriate for prescribing to a previously published expert consensus.

Industry Payments Comparison Between Female and Male Mohs Surgeons From 2015 to 2021.

Background: There are limited data on female Mohs surgeon industry relationships.

Objective: To evaluate industry payment activity between female and male Mohs surgeons.

Materials And Methods: A retrospective review of the U.

Probing corrosion using a simple and versatile in situ multimodal corrosion measurement system.

In this work, we have developed a unique in situ multimodal corrosion system that is capable of acquiring electrochemical data, sample imaging/visualization and hydrogen collection, simultaneously. Each of these modalities yield valuable information pertaining to the ongoing corrosion process. Combining them can yield holistic information on the role of microstructure, processing history, presence of coatings, etc.

Evaluation of Hydrogen Gettering Rates Correlated to Surface Composition and Texture of Nickel-Plated Zircaloy Getters of Different Heat Treatment Procedures.

Coatings of metal specimens are known to have an impact on hydrogen gettering (hydrogen absorption). The coating can have one or more functions, such as enhancing gettering, preventing gettering and/or preventing oxidation of the metal substrate. It is known that contaminants and surface texture can impact hydrogen gettering/absorption performance, but has not previously been thoroughly explored.

Squamous Cell Carcinoma: An Update in Staging, Management, and Postoperative Surveillance Strategies.

The rising incidence of cutaneous squamous cell carcinoma (cSCC) represents a public health crisis. Although most cases of cSCC are cured with surgical excision alone, high-risk disease requires a coordinated strategy involving accurate staging, possible multimodal therapy, and clinical and radiologic surveillance. In the following review, we present an evidence-based update on the current paradigm of diagnosis and management of cSCC and discuss the most relevant areas of active research related to prognostic staging as well as the appropriate use of radiologic imaging and adjuvant therapy.

Impact of COVID-19 on public's interest in radiotherapy and other cancer treatments: a cross-sectional Google Trends analysis.

Background: COVID-19 has significantly impacted cancer care. While previous studies have emphasized treatment modification and prioritized the delivery of cancer care, few have examined this issue from the public perspective.

Materials And Methods: In the following study, we examine how public interest in various forms of cancer treatment has evolved during the pandemic using Google Trends.

Controllability and state feedback control of a cardiac ionic cell model.

A phenomenon called alternans, which is a beat-to-beat alternation in action potential (AP) duration, sometimes precedes fatal cardiac arrhythmias. Alternans-suppressing electrical stimulus protocols are often represented as perturbations to the dynamics of membrane potential or AP duration variables in nonlinear models of cardiac tissue. Controllability analysis has occasionally been applied to cardiac AP models to determine whether different control or perturbation strategies are capable of suppressing alternans or other unwanted behavior.

Comparison of Survival Outcomes With/Without Adjuvant Radiation Therapy in Desmoplastic Melanoma.

Background: Desmoplastic melanoma (DM) is a rare variant of cutaneous melanoma with a high rate of local recurrence. Recent studies have indicated a potential benefit in local control with the addition of adjuvant radiotherapy (RT).

Objective: This study sought to evaluate the outcomes of adjuvant RT for patients with DM.

Immunohistochemistry Utilization in Medicare Beneficiaries by Mohs Surgeons From 2012-2017.

Based on surveys by Robinson1 in 2001 and Trimble and Cherpeli2 in 2013, Immunohistochemistry (IHC) utilization in Mohs micrographic surgery (MMS) has been rising. Although these surveys provided important subjective data regarding IHC use in MMS, there is a paucity of objective data describing its current utilization patterns. The objective of this study is to characterize IHC utilization during MMS by Mohs surgeons in the treatment of Medicare beneficiaries from 2012-2017.

Drug-induced cutaneous vasculitis and anticoagulant-related cutaneous adverse reactions: insights in pathogenesis, clinical presentation, and treatment.

Drug-induced vasculitis and anticoagulant-related skin reactions are commonly encountered in the inpatient and outpatient settings. The spectrum of clinical presentation is broad and ranges from focal, skin-limited disease, to more extensive cutaneous and soft tissue necrosis, to potentially fatal systemic involvement. The prompt recognition of these adverse events can have a significant impact on patient morbidity and mortality.

Observability analysis and state observer design for a cardiac ionic cell model.

To gain insights into cardiac arrhythmias, researchers have developed and employed various measurement techniques, such as electrocardiography, optical mapping, and patch clamping. However, there are no measurement methods that allow simultaneous recording of all cellular quantities, including intracellular ionic concentrations and gating states, that may play an important role in arrhythmia formation. To help address this shortcoming, we applied observability analysis, a method from control theory, to the Luo-Rudy dynamic (LRd) model of a cardiac ventricular myocyte.

Relationship Between Scholarly Activity and Postgraduate Career Choice: A Bibliometric Analysis of the 2017 Diplomates of the American Board of Dermatology.

Background: Scholarly productivity is an assessment metric for dermatology residents and faculty. How the bibliometric h-index, a publicly available metric that incorporates the quantity and quality of publications, relates to early career choices of dermatologists has not been investigated.

Objective: We determined the h-indices of the 2017 diplomates of the American Board of Dermatology to ascertain its association with career choice.

Acute inflammatory Demodex-induced pustulosis in an immunocompetent patient related to topical steroid use.

Demodex spp. mites are a common colonizer of sebaceous adult skin. Though usually clinically insignificant, demodicosis may be associated with a wide spectrum of skin diseases in immunocompetent hosts, such as erythematotelangiectatic and papulopustular rosacea, Demodex folliculorum, and blepharitis.