Effectiveness of a 595-nm Pulsed Dye Laser for the Treatment of Basal Cell Carcinoma Using One Double-Stacked Pulse Session: A Randomized, Double-Blinded Controlled Trial.

Background: Surgical and nonsurgical methods are used for treating basal cell carcinoma (BCC). Few randomized controlled trials exist on the effectiveness of the pulsed dye laser (PDL) on BCC treatment.

Objective: We investigated the effectiveness of PDL treatment in a single session for the management of nodular and superficial BCCs on the trunk and extremities of adults using a randomized, double-blind, controlled technique.

Squamous Cell Carcinoma In Situ Upstaged to Invasive Squamous Cell Carcinoma: A 5-Year, Single Institution Retrospective Review.

Background: Shave biopsy may not be able to accurately distinguish squamous cell carcinoma in situ (SCCIS) from invasive squamous cell carcinoma (SCC). Information on the incidence of biopsy-proven SCCIS upstaged to SCC after a more complete histologic examination is limited.

Objective: To determine the incidence and clinical risk factors associated with upstaging the biopsy diagnosis of SCCIS into invasive SCC based on findings during Mohs micrographic surgery (MMS).

Mohs micrographic surgery for eccrine porocarcinoma: an update and review of the literature.

Background: Eccrine porocarcinoma (EPC) is a rare malignancy of the eccrine sweat glands that is locally aggressive with a high propensity to metastasize. Most cases have been treated by wide local excision (WLE) with 20% local recurrence rate. There have been 20 cases of EPC treated with Mohs micrographic surgery (MMS) in the literature.

Management of trichilemmal carcinoma: an update and comprehensive review of the literature.

Background: Trichilemmal carcinoma (TC) is a rare malignant adnexal neoplasm with outer root sheath differentiation. Most cases have been treated by surgical excision with a few recurrences. There have been 6 case reports of TC treated with Mohs micrographic surgery (MMS).