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  2. Mohs surgery - Wikipedia

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    Mohs surgery is the gold standard method for obtaining complete margin control during removal of a skin cancer (complete circumferential peripheral and deep margin assessment - CCPDMA) using frozen section histology. [1] CCPDMA or Mohs surgery allows for the removal of a skin cancer with very narrow surgical margin and a high cure rate.

  3. Skin cancer - Wikipedia

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    Skin cancer is the most commonly diagnosed form of cancer in humans. [11] [12] [13] There are three main types of skin cancers: basal-cell skin cancer (BCC), squamous-cell skin cancer (SCC) and melanoma. [1] The first two, along with a number of less common skin cancers, are known as nonmelanoma skin cancer (NMSC).

  4. Cutaneous squamous-cell carcinoma - Wikipedia

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    After removal of the cancer, closure of the skin for patients with a decreased amount of skin laxity involves a split-thickness skin graft. A donor site is chosen and enough skin is removed so that the donor site can heal on its own. Only the epidermis and a partial amount of dermis is taken from the donor site which allows the donor site to heal.

  5. Keratoacanthoma - Wikipedia

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    Keratoacanthoma is commonly found on sun-exposed skin, often face, forearms and hands. [2] [3] It is rarely found at a mucocutaneous junction or on mucous membranes. [2] Keratoacanthoma may be difficult to distinguish visually from a skin cancer. [4] Under the microscope, keratoacanthoma very closely resembles squamous cell carcinoma. In order ...

  6. Kevin Jonas Reveals He Had Surgery to Remove Skin Cancer - AOL

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    Kevin Jonas is revealing he recently underwent a procedure to remove a cancerous spot on his face. In an Instagram post on Tuesday, the 36-year-old Jonas Brothers band member shared that after a ...

  7. Acral lentiginous melanoma - Wikipedia

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    Acral lentiginous melanoma (ALM) is a type of skin cancer. [6] It typically begins as a uniform brownish mark before becoming darker and wider with a blurred, irregular border. ALM is most frequently seen on the foot of a person with darker skin but can also be found in non-sun exposed areas such as the palms, soles, and under finger and ...

  8. Cutaneous horn - Wikipedia

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    Cutaneous horns, also known by the Latin name cornu cutaneum, are unusual keratinous skin tumors with the appearance of horns, or sometimes of wood or coral. Formally, this is a clinical diagnosis for a "conical projection above the surface of the skin." [1] They are usually small and localized but can, in very rare cases, be much larger.

  9. Epidermodysplasia verruciformis - Wikipedia

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    On 26 August 2008, Koswara returned home following surgery to remove 6 kg (13 lb) of warts from his body. [19] The surgery consisted of three steps: Removal of the thick carpet of warts and massive horns on his hands; Removal of the smaller warts on his head, torso, and feet; Covering the hands with grafted skin