How to close skin defects is one of the most important considerations for skin surgeons. Rhomboid flaps are used for many types of skin defect. Such flaps, represented by the Limberg and Dufourmentel flaps, are widely used at any region of the body because they are composed of straight lines and are easy to draw.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFPazopanib is a potent and selective multi-targeted tyrosine kinase inhibitor that has been reported to extend progression-free survival in cases of metastatic soft-tissue sarcoma. However, the efficacy of pazopanib for cutaneous angiosarcoma has not been confirmed. We report eight cases of angiosarcoma treated with pazopanib, and review the efficacy and safety of pazopanib therapy.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFHidroacanthoma simplex (HAS) is a rare benign eccrine adnexal tumor. HAS is sometimes clinically or pathologically misdiagnosed as squamous cell carcinoma in situ (Bowen's disease; BD), seborrheic keratosis (SK) or other adnexal tumor. To date, there has never been a report focusing on dermoscopic features to distinguish HAS from BD and SK.
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