Carbon dioxide laser ablation for trichoepitheliomas: The largest reported series.

Trichoepitheliomas are benign cutaneous tumours often occurring on the face and can lead to considerable psychological distress to its sufferers. Treatment is often difficult, and surgery is limited by the obvious scars and multiple numbers of lesions. Carbon dioxide laser ablation can be used safely with good cosmetic outcome and low recurrence rate, and in this article, we describe our experience in the treatment of these tumours with the carbon dioxide laser.

Our experience of carbon dioxide laser ablation of angiofibromas: Case series and literature review.

Angiofibromas are one of the dermatological hallmarks of tuberous sclerosis. Various ablative treatments have been trialled and more recently topical rapamycin has been proposed. We present our experience of treatment of angiofibromas using carbon dioxide (CO) laser ablation and provide a timely literature review.

Photodynamic Therapy Followed by Mohs Micrographic Surgery Compared to Mohs Micrographic Surgery Alone for the Treatment of Basal Cell Carcinoma: Results of a Pilot Single-Blinded Randomised Controlled Trial.

Introduction: Basal cell carcinoma is a common cutaneous malignant tumour. Surgical excision is the "gold standard" treatment for most subtypes, with Mohs micrographic surgery (MMS) offering the highest cure rate. Other treatment modalities used include photodynamic therapy (PDT).

Lentigo maligna mimicking invasive melanoma in Mohs surgery: a case report.

Lentigo maligna is a lentiginous proliferation of atypical melanocytes confined to the epidermis, typically on chronically sun-damaged skin. Following biopsy and exclusion of invasive disease, therapy may involve Mohs surgery, topical treatment or radiotherapy. However, lentigo maligna often involves adnexal structures, creating histological difficulty in distinguishing these foci from invasive melanoma.