The dermatologist and managed care.

Because of the economic concerns of the managed care industry, a study was undertaken to demonstrate the economical treatment of cutaneous tumors by dermatologic specialists. The biopsy reports of 300 consecutive tumors were obtained from a suburban medical center pathology department. The diagnostic accuracy and place of treatment of dermatologists and nondermatologists who treated these tumors were compared.

Sweet's syndrome with myelofibrosis and leukemia: partial response to interferon.

Sweet's syndrome with malignancy or acute neutrophilic dermatosis (AND) is an unusual cutaneous disorder seen most commonly in association with acute myelogenous leukemia. A large majority of patients with AND and malignancy have neoplasms of hematopoietic, plasma cell or lymphoid nature. The patient reported here had myelofibrosis, chronic myelogenous leukemia and Sweet's syndrome.

Cutaneous metastases from carcinoma of the ovary.

Cutaneous metastases from ovarian carcinoma are very uncommon. Two cases are presented that demonstrate the typical clinical features of this rare complication of advanced ovarian cancer. Through recognition of the characteristic appearance and distribution of the lesion, the physician may suspect the diagnosis based on clinical examinations.