INTRODUCTION Superficial epithelioma with sebaceous differentiation is a rare benign epithelial neoplasm. It usually involves the head, neck or the back of a middle-age person. To the best of our knowledge, two ocular cases have been reported in the literature. CASE PRESENTATION A 46-year-old man of Italian descent, with a known history of testicular seminoma treated by orchiectomy with chemo...

OBJECTIVE Superselective intra-arterial infusion of anticancer agents with concurrent delivery of external beam radiotherapy was applied to 13 previously untreated cases of oral cancer for the purpose of avoiding surgical resection of the primary tumor. STUDY DESIGN The catheter tips were placed in the tumor feeder arteries via the superficial temporal artery and/or occipital artery. The cath...

Background: Keloids are benign fibrous dermal tumors origina ng from skin injury a er surgery, piercing or others wounds. Materials and Methods: Sixty -two pa ents with keloids were treated postopera vely using orthovoltage irradia on. The total dose delivered was 12 Gy in three consecu ve days, 4Gy per frac on. Treatment started 24 h a er surgery. The median follow-up was 44.5 months. Results:...

Acquired lymphangiectases represent superficial lymphatic dilatations caused by a wide range of processes. Many cases reported in the literature develop in patients with upper limb lymphedema secondary to mastectomy, radiotherapy, keloids or scleroderma. Clinically they consist of traslucent vesicles in a chronic lymphedematous area. Histologically they are characterized by the presence of dila...

Objectives To assess the effects of treatments for basal cell carcinoma. Methods Systematic review of randomised controlled trials. Main outcome measure Recurrence of basal cell carcinoma at three years or beyond, assessed clinically. Studies reviewed Randomised controlled trials of interventions for histologically confirmed basal cell carcinoma (published and unpublished material; no language ...

Cancer is the second leading cause of death behind heart disease in the United States (National Center for Health Statistics, 2006). Various caner treatments are available now, but the three most common types are surgery, chemotherapy, and radiotherapy. Radiotherapy uses radiation—in the form of a special kind of x-rays, γ-rays, electrons, or protons to kill cancer cells. The advance of modern ...

Background: Radiotherapy Treatment Planning requires different dosimetric quantities as input in order to calculate a desired dose distribution. This study has been focused to evaluate the depth dose characteristics of superficial X-rays being used for radiotherapy treatment. Materials and Methods: Computerized 3-D water phantom of multi-data system was used. The measurements were made...

Background: The aim of this retrospective study was to evaluate the therapeutic outcomes and organ preservation in patients with squamous cell carcinoma of the buccal mucosa treated with radiotherapy and retrograde superselective intra-arterial chemotherapy. Materials and Methods: Between April 2006 and March 2016, 28 patients (3 with stage II; 8 with stage III; and 17 with stage IV) with squam...

Sharma A, Yesudian PD. BMJ Case Rep 2017. doi:10.1136/bcr-2017-221148 Description A 61-year-old woman was referred to the dermatology clinic with multiple skin lesions on her scalp and central back. They were relatively asymptomatic but had increased in size over the previous few months. Her medical history was significant as she had a cerebellar medulloblastoma when she was 19 years old that w...