Publications by authors named "Z Jiyad"

Actinic keratoses (AKs) are common pre-malignant lesions. There are numerous management options including active surveillance, multiple topical therapies, cryotherapy, curettage and cautery, and photodynamic therapy, each with their own risks, benefits and efficacy. Best practice currently involves shared decision-making between patient and clinician, particularly in the setting of multiple management options.

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Myelodysplastic syndrome (MDS) may present with specific skin lesions, such as leukaemia cutis, which is a well known poor prognostic marker of leukaemia with a high risk of acute leukaemic transformation. However, less is known regarding non-specific cutaneous manifestations of MDS including the prevalence, types and their prognostic and therapeutic significance, which we aimed to determine through this systematic review. We searched electronic databases (PubMed, Medline and EMBASE) from inception up to 26 January 2023 for studies reporting cutaneous manifestations of MDS.

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Article Synopsis
  • This study investigates the differences in characteristics of squamous cell carcinomas (SCCs) between organ transplant recipients (OTRs) and the general population, focusing on high-risk features like tumor size and cellular differentiation.
  • The research included two groups: OTRs from a specific study (STAR) and a broader population study (QSkin), both analyzed for SCCs diagnosed from 2012 to 2015.
  • Key findings showed that SCCs in OTRs predominantly affected the head/neck area and had higher rates of aggressive features compared to those in the general population, highlighting the increased risk faced by these patients.
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Organ transplant recipients (OTRs) are at greater risk of basal cell carcinomas (BCCs) than non-OTRs, but histopathologic differences between BCCs in OTRs and the general population are largely unknown. We compared clinicopathologic features of BCCs in OTRs vs the general population in Queensland, Australia. Details of BCC tumors (site, size, level of invasion, subtype, biopsy procedure) were collected from histopathology reports in two prospective skin cancer studies, one in OTRs and one general-population-based.

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