DFSP: Dermatofibrosarcoma protuberans INTRODUCTION Dermatofibrosarcoma protuberans (DFSP) is an uncommon, soft tissue sarcoma of mesenchymal origin characterized by its slow, infiltrative growth pattern and high risk of local recurrence after standard surgical excision. We describe a young man with a recurrent dermatofibrosarcoma protuberans after wide local excision treated with neoadjuvant im...

BACKGROUND Dermatologic surgeons rely on several methods to identify surgical sites (patients and their spouses, diagrams of surgical sites, gauze dermabrasion, biopsy-site scars, and referring physician identification), but it is not uncommon for several weeks to pass before surgery, allowing biopsy sites to become inconspicuous with healing. Practicing in a culture in which medical lawsuits c...

Extensive Mohs surgery for carcinomas of the forehead and scalp occasionally requires the removal of periosteum. The exposed bone presents a wound management problem. One method, if healing by secondary intention is a viable option, is to chisel bone to stimulate granulation tissue and promote healing. A case is presented that describes this procedure in an elderly patient.

There is no basis for the assertion by Dr. Rogers and his colleagues that our conclusions were erroneous or affected by the study design. We meticulously studied every patient with basal cell carcinoma or cutaneous squamous cell carcinoma diagnosed over a two-year period at two busy hospitals at our academic medical center. We had excellent follow-up on virtually all patients, and we analyzed p...

INTRODUCTION The Spanish Mohs Surgery Registry is used to collect data on the use and outcomes of Mohs micrographic surgery (MMS) in Spain. The aim of this study was to describe perioperative and intraoperative data recorded for MMS procedures performed between July 2013 (when the registry started) and January 2016. MATERIAL AND METHODS Prospective cohort study of data from 18 hospitals. The ...