3 results match your criteria: "Santa Barbara Skin Institute[Affiliation]"
Skin Health Dis
June 2024
Western Pathology Inc. San Luis Obispo California USA.
Lichen sclerosus is a debilitating and chronic disease that typically affects the anogenital area, although it can also be found on extragenital locations such as the shoulders, neck, trunk, breasts, and arms. Facial involvement is rare, but there have been a few reported cases of extragenital lichen sclerosus affecting the infraorbital area. To our knowledge, there are 7 documented cases of extragenital lichen sclerosus affecting the eyelid in medical literature.
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August 2019
Santa Barbara Skin Institute, Santa Barbara, California, USA.
Cutaneous squamous cell carcinoma (cSCC) is a form of non-melanoma skin cancer responsible for more deaths in the USA than all other skin cancers combined. Some features, including anatomic site, are considered high risk in nature and pose a challenge for complete tumour removal. We present a case of a 62-year-old male surgeon with a multiply recurrent cSCC of the right conchal bowl.
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March 2018
Santa Barbara Skin Institute, Santa Barbara, California, USA.
Amelanotic melanoma (AM) is a rare form of melanoma which lacks visible pigment. Due to the achromic manifestation of this atypical cutaneous malignancy, it has been difficult to establish clinical criteria for diagnosis. Thus, AM often progresses into an invasive disease due to delayed diagnosis.
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