Original Article

Tri-Site Academic Center Experience with Immunotherapy for Metastatic Skin Cancer in Solid Organ Transplant Patients

Objectives: Organ transplant recipients have an increased risk of skin cancer, but treatment options for metastatic skin cancer are limited because of their immunosuppressed state. We sought to qualify the clinical experience and patient safety of immune checkpoint inhibitors (ICIs) for skin cancer treatment in transplant recipients at one large…

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Original Article

Nondermatologists' Use of Predictive Terms for a Potentially Malignant Lesion

Background: Skin cancer is frequently suspected by nondermatologists. Many dermatology practices currently do not triage referrals from nondermatologists. Little is known how nondermatologists describe lesions of concern when making referrals. Objective: We sought to assess the descriptive terminology used by nondermatologists when referring patients with potential cutaneous malignancies. Methods: We…

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Case Report

Squamous Cell Carcinoma In Situ in a Female Urethral Diverticulum

There have been less than 100 reported cases of carcinoma in a female urethral diverticulum, with only 10 of these cases being squamous cell carcinoma (SCC). The course of this disease is frequently aggressive, despite multimodality treatment, and most patients die within 2 to 3 years. To our knowledge, carcinoma…

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Case Report

Cutaneous Carcinoma with Mixed Histology: A Potential Etiology for Skin Cancer Recurrence and an Indication for Mohs Microscopically Controlled Surgical Excision

Cutaneous carcinomas with mixed histology describe nonmelanoma skin cancers which have more than one histologic subtype. These include basal cell carcinomas with concurrent aggressive growth patterns (such as sclerosing, infiltrating, micronodular, keratinizing, and tumors with perineural involvement) and nonaggressive growth patterns (such as superficial, nodular, and follicular) and squamous cell…

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