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Basal cell carcinoma
As the most common human cancer worldwide and continuing to increase in incidence, basal cell carcinoma is associated with significant morbidity and cost. Continued advances in research have refined both our insight and approach to this seemingly ubiquitous disease. This 2-part continuing medical education series provides a comprehensive and contemporary review of basal cell carcinoma. The second article in this series will present both the current standard of care and newly developed approaches to diagnosis, treatment, and prevention of this disease.
Source: Journal of the American Academy of Dermatology - May 18, 2018 Category: Dermatology Authors: Michael C. Cameron, Erica Lee, Brian P. Hibler, Cerrene N. Giordano, Christopher A. Barker, Shoko Mori, Miguel Cordova, Kishwer S. Nehal, Anthony M. Rossi Tags: Continuing medical education Source Type: research
Diet in dermatology
Patients commonly inquire about dietary modifications as a means to prevent or manage skin disease. Answering these questions is often challenging, given the vast and conflicting evidence that exists on this topic. This 2-part continuing medical education article summarizes the evidence to date to enable physicians to answer patients' questions in an evidence-based manner. Part I includes atopic dermatitis, acne, and nonmelanoma skin cancer. The role of dietary supplementation, dietary exclusion, food allergy, maternal diet, and breastfeeding in the development and/or prevention of atopic dermatitis is summarized.
Source: Journal of the American Academy of Dermatology - November 14, 2014 Category: Dermatology Authors: Tara Bronsnick, Era Caterina Murzaku, Babar K. Rao Tags: Continuing medical education Source Type: research
Practical application of new technologies for melanoma diagnosis
Confirming a diagnosis of cutaneous melanoma requires obtaining a skin biopsy specimen. However, obtaining numerous biopsy specimens—which often happens in patients with increased melanoma risk—is associated with significant cost and morbidity. While some melanomas are easily recognized by the naked eye, many can be difficult to distinguish from nevi, and therefore there is a need and opportunity to develop new technologies that can facilitate clinical examination and melanoma diagnosis. In part I of this 2-part continuing medical education article, we will review the practical applications of emerging technologies f...
Source: Journal of the American Academy of Dermatology - May 19, 2015 Category: Dermatology Authors: Jordon March, Matthew Hand, Douglas Grossman Tags: Continuing medical education Source Type: research
Melanoma in situ
(MIS) poses special challenges with regard to histopathology, treatment, and clinical management. The negligible mortality and normal life expectancy associated with patients with MIS should guide treatment for this tumor. Similarly, the approach to treatment should take into account the potential for MIS to transform into invasive melanoma, which has a significant impact on morbidity and mortality. Part II of this continuing medical education article reviews the histologic features, treatment, and management of MIS.
Source: Journal of the American Academy of Dermatology - July 14, 2015 Category: Dermatology Authors: H. William Higgins, Kachiu C. Lee, Anjela Galan, David J. Leffell Tags: Continuing medical education Source Type: research
Skin biopsy
Misdiagnosis may result from biopsy site selection, technique, or choice of transport media. Important potential sources of error include false-negative direct immunofluorescence results based on poor site selection, uninformative biopsy specimens based on both site selection and technique, and spurious interpretations of pigmented lesions and nonmelanoma skin cancer based on biopsy technique. Part I of this 2-part continuing medical education article addresses common pitfalls involving site selection and biopsy technique in the diagnosis of bullous diseases, vasculitis, panniculitis, connective tissue diseases, drug erupt...
Source: Journal of the American Academy of Dermatology - December 18, 2015 Category: Dermatology Authors: Dirk M. Elston, Erik J. Stratman, Stanley J. Miller Tags: Continuing medical education Source Type: research
Current controversies in early-stage melanoma
In the first article in this continuing medical education series we review controversies and uncertainties relating to the epidemiology and initial diagnosis of localized cutaneous melanoma (ie, stage 0, I, or II). Many of these issues are unsettled because of conflicting evidence. Melanoma incidence appears to be increasing, yet its basis has not been fully explained. Despite the advantages of early detection, the US Preventive Services Task Force does not recommend skin screening for the general population.
Source: Journal of the American Academy of Dermatology - December 13, 2018 Category: Dermatology Authors: Laura J. Gardner, Jennifer L. Strunck, Yelena P. Wu, Douglas Grossman Tags: Continuing medical education Source Type: research
Technological advances for the detection of melanoma
The growth of molecular technologies analyzing skin cells and inherited genetic variations has the potential to address current gaps in both diagnostic accuracy and prognostication in patients with melanoma or in individuals who are at risk for developing melanoma. In the second article in this continuing medical education series, novel molecular technologies are reviewed. These have been developed as adjunct tools for melanoma management and include the Pigmented Lesion Assay, myPath Melanoma, and DecisionDx-Melanoma tests, and genetic testing in patients with a strong familial melanoma history.
Source: Journal of the American Academy of Dermatology - April 28, 2020 Category: Dermatology Authors: Lauren Fried, Andrea Tan, Shirin Bajaj, Tracey N. Liebman, David Polsky, Jennifer A. Stein Tags: Continuing medical education Source Type: research
Reflectance confocal microscopy
(RCM) is a high-resolution, noninvasive tool that is currently approved by the US Food and Drug Administration for obtaining and interpreting images of the skin and cutaneous neoplasms with the goal of decreasing unnecessary biopsy procedures in patients with benign lesions. The second article in this continuing medical education series focuses on identifying key criteria for the diagnosis of common skin cancers —melanoma, basal cell carcinoma, and squamous cell carcinoma.
Source: Journal of the American Academy of Dermatology - June 17, 2020 Category: Dermatology Authors: Neda Shahriari, Jane M. Grant-Kels, Harold Rabinovitz, Margaret Oliviero, Alon Scope Tags: Continuing medical education Source Type: research
Racial and ethnic health disparities in dermatology in the United States. Part 2: Disease-specific epidemiology, characteristics, management, and outcomes
Racial and ethnic disparities in dermatology negatively affect outcomes such as mortality and quality of life. Dermatologists and dermatologic surgeons should be familiar with disease-specific inequities that may influence their practice. The second article in this 2-part continuing medical education series highlights gaps in frequency, clinical presentation, management, and outcomes by race and ethnicity. We review cutaneous malignancies including basal cell carcinoma, squamous cell carcinoma, melanoma, Merkel cell carcinoma, dermatofibrosarcoma protuberans, and cutaneous T-cell lymphoma, and inflammatory disorders includ...
Source: Journal of the American Academy of Dermatology - February 6, 2022 Category: Dermatology Authors: Kimberly Shao, Jette Hooper, Hao Feng Tags: Continuing medical education Source Type: research
The Pathogenesis and Clinical Management of Cutaneous Melanoma: An Evidence-Based Review
Cutaneous malignant melanoma (CM) is the leading cause of skin cancer –related mortality and accounts for approximately 1,250 deaths in Canada each year. It is also one of few cancers continuing to display rates of increasing incidence throughout the world. The past decade has brought significant growth in our understanding of the pathogenesis and clinical managemen t of CM. This evidence-based review synthesizes that knowledge, beginning with a review of the epidemiology and etiology of the disease followed by a broad review of the roles of diagnostic imaging in its management.
Source: Journal of Medical Imaging and Radiation Sciences - June 13, 2019 Category: Radiology Authors: Deanna Burns, Jessica George, Danielle Aucoin, Jonathan Bower, Steven Burrell, Robert Gilbert, Nichole Bower Tags: Continuing Medical Education Source Type: research
Core Content for Undergraduate Medical Education in Spain: Recommendations of the Instructors' Group of the Spanish Academy of Dermatology and Venereology (AEDV).
CONCLUSIONS: The AEDV's group of instructors have defined their recommendations on the core content that medical faculties should adopt for the undergraduate subject of dermatology in Spain.
PMID: 26691244 [PubMed - as supplied by publisher]
Source: Actas Dermo-Sifiliograficas - December 12, 2015 Category: Dermatology Authors: Casanova JM, Pujol RM, Ferrándiz C, Betlloch I, Bosch RJ, Fernández V, Martí RM, Requena L, Moreno JC, Alegre V, Vilata JJ, Vilar N, Jaén P, Bielsa I, Querol I, Azón T, Borrego L, Mascaró JM, Alsina M, Díaz RM, Suarez R, García-Bustinduy M, Garcí Tags: Actas Dermosifiliogr Source Type: research
Cuba Has Made At Least 3 Major Medical Innovations That We Need
By most measures, the United States' business-friendly environment has proven to be fertile for medical innovation. Compared to other countries, America has filed the most patents in the life sciences, is conducting most of the world's clinical trials and has published the most biomedical research. That's what makes the medical prominence of Cuba all the more surprising to those who view a free market as an essential driver of scientific discovery. Cuba is very poor, and yet the country has some of the healthiest, most long-lived residents in the world -- as well as a medical invention or two that could run circl...
Source: Science - The Huffington Post - March 15, 2016 Category: Science Source Type: news
Basal Cell Carcinoma, PART II: Contemporary Approaches to Diagnosis, Treatment, and Prevention
As the most common human cancer worldwide and continuing to increase in incidence, basal cell carcinoma is associated with significant morbidity and cost. Continued advances in research have refined both our insight and approach to this seemingly ubiquitous disease. This 2-part continuing medical education article will provide a comprehensive and contemporary review of basal cell carcinoma. Part II of this series will present both standard of care and newly developed approaches to diagnosis, treatment, and prevention of this disease.
Source: Journal of the American Academy of Dermatology - May 18, 2018 Category: Dermatology Authors: Michael C. Cameron, Erica Lee, Brian Hibler, Cerrene N. Giordano, Christopher A. Barker, Shoko Mori, Miguel Cordova, Kishwer S. Nehal, Anthony M. Rossi Source Type: research
