Vol. 3 No. 1 (2018)

Open Access

Editorials

Article ID: 124

Reconstruction after skin cancer removal: More than just “filling a hole”

by Felipe Bochnia Cerci

Journal of Surgical Dermatology, Vol.3, No.1, 2018; 2082 Views

Hundreds of surgical defects are caused by skin cancer removal every day. All these surgeries may leave scars that change a patient’s physical appearance and negatively impact psychosocial functioning. People with facial disfigurement are often stigmatized for appearing different than ―normal‖ and may be considered ―dysfunctional‖ by others. In order to minimize these scars, doctors involved with facial repairs after skin cancer removal should have a thorough knowledge of anatomy and develop adequate operative techniques.

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Case Reports

Article ID: 36

Severe local skin reaction after the application of ingenol mebutate gel treated by photodynamic therapy: A case report

by Luca Negosanti, Rossella Sgarzani, Matteo Santoli, Massimino Negosanti, Nicoletta Banzola, Francesca Negosanti

Journal of Surgical Dermatology, Vol.3, No.1, 2018; 1572 Views

Ingenol mebutate (IM) was recently introduced for the treatment of actinic keratosis (AK). It is considered a safe and effective treatment in spite of local reactions frequently reported. These reactions may consist of erythema, flaking, crusting, swelling, vesicles and erosions, and would usually spontaneously recede within 20–30 days. We reported a case of a patient affected by multiple actinic keratosis of the scalp treated with IM. The patient reported a severe reaction that was not solved in two months. We decided to treat the reaction with photodynamic therapy and aminolevulinic acid. This treatment was demonstrated to be effective in solving this severe side effect.

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Case Reports

Article ID: 173

A case with a giant trichilemmal cyst

by Ümran Muslu, Engin Senel, Güven Güney

Journal of Surgical Dermatology, Vol.3, No.1, 2018; 2174 Views

Trichilemmal cyst also known as pilar cyst first reported by Pinkus in 1969 t is the most common cyst in the parietal and occipital regions of the scalp. Herein we reported a case presented with a giant trichilemmal cyst and review the literature regarding differential diagnosis of this lesion.

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Case Reports

Article ID: 32

Functional deltoid muscle reconstruction following an extensive squamous cell carcinoma resection

by Tang Weng Jun, Arman Zaharil Mat Saad

Journal of Surgical Dermatology, Vol.3, No.1, 2018; 2419 Views

Squamous cell carcinoma frequently occurs in an individual with albinism. In this case, the growth of the squamous cell carcinoma was aggressive that it invaded the deltoid muscle. After an oncologic resection, there was a huge defect which required near total resection of the deltoid muscle. Loss of deltoid muscle will lead to the loss of abduction and anterior flexion at the shoulder. This could be debilitating in a person’s normal daily life and activities. Restoration of the shoulder abduction and flexion function with a pedicle bipolar latissimus dorsi flap transfer was chosen in this case due to the versatility and reliability of the flap.