Basal cell carcinoma (BCC), the most common form of skin cancer, forms in the lowest layer of the epidermis of skin. The cancer rarely spreads (metastasize). But it can invade the surrounding ...

Patients with primary Merkel cell carcinoma are at an increased risk of developing a secondary skin cancer vs other malignancies.

When students ask me how I ever came to such a strange field as syndromes, I never hesitate to tell them my story of pure serendipity. It was a matter simply of hearing the right lecture at the ...

The risk of some skin cancers, including squamous cell carcinoma, basal cell carcinoma, and non-melanoma skin cancer, was ...

"The good news for me is we caught the basal cell Carcinoma early," explained the ... including a photo of herself wearing two large bandages on the corner of her forehead. Additional photos ...

Multiple measures of patient satisfaction and quality of life improved up to 1 year following Mohs micrographic surgery for facial skin cancer.

The case of a 83-year-old patient with a pomade crust on the scalp mimicking recurrent basal cell carcinoma is reported. Pomade crusts can develop after intense application of certain skin care ...

The warm sunshine of spring is a welcome change from the cold and brutal winds of winter in the Upper Midwest. However, with ...

Compromised antigen presentation ranks among the top mechanisms that render cancers non-immunogenic (non-responsive to immune ...

Compr Ophthalmol Update. 2007;8(1):1-14. The micronodular (. 15%) variant shows smaller tumor nodules (< 0.15 mm by definition) (Figure 1C) and has an increased tendency for subclinical extension.