Malignant melanocytic trichoblastoma.

Trichoblastoma is an uncommon benign cutaneous neoplasm of the hair germ cell. The pigmented variety of the tumor is rare. There have only been a few case reports describing the malignant counterpart of trichoblastoma.

Reconstruction of complex facial defects after radical resection of advanced skin cancers.

Management of patients with extensive facial skin cancers is a challenge. We present a series of nine patients with extensive facial skin cancers and our experience with managing these patients.

Chronic wounds.

Chronic wounds are a challenge to treat for the clinician. We present a current overview of intrinsic and extrinsic factors in the development chronic nonhealing wounds. Solutions to some of these difficult problems are presented.

Mediastinitis secondary to an odontogenic infection. A case report.

Infectious mediastinitis of odontogenic etiology is a rare occurrence in the United States. The mortality associated with descending necrotizing mediastinitis is estimated at 40% to 50%, even with advances made in management of such serious infections. The early diagnosis and aggressive treatment of odontogenic infections has made this entity relatively obsolete, but we have not been able to eliminate the disease process altogether.