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  2. Sam Champion Undergoes Lengthy Surgery for Skin Cancer ... - AOL

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    As John Hopkins Medicine explains, “Mohs surgery is a method for treating skin cancer lesions. During this procedure, the surgeon removes thin layers of skin one layer at a time and examines ...

  3. Cutaneous squamous-cell carcinoma - Wikipedia

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    Squamous-cell carcinoma of the skin, squamous-cell skin cancer, epidermoid carcinoma, squamous-cell epithelioma of the skin: Cutaneous squamous-cell carcinoma tends to arise from actinic keratoses (premalignant lesions); surface is usually scaly and often ulcerates (as shown here). Specialty: Dermatology, plastic surgery, otorhinolaryngology ...

  4. 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.

  5. Kaposi's sarcoma - Wikipedia

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    Kaposi's sarcoma (KS) is a type of cancer that can form masses on the skin, in lymph nodes, in the mouth, or in other organs. [4] [6] The skin lesions are usually painless, purple and may be flat or raised. [6] [8] Lesions can occur singly, multiply in a limited area, or may be widespread. [6]

  6. Cardiac surgery - Wikipedia

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    Cardiac surgery, or cardiovascular surgery, is surgery on the heart or great vessels performed by cardiac surgeons.It is often used to treat complications of ischemic heart disease (for example, with coronary artery bypass grafting); to correct congenital heart disease; or to treat valvular heart disease from various causes, including endocarditis, rheumatic heart disease, [1] and ...

  7. Vascular surgery - Wikipedia

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    Vascular surgeons are experts in the diagnosis, medical management, endovascular and open surgical treatment of PAD. [20] A vascular surgeon may diagnose PAD using a combination of history, physical exam and medical imaging. Medical imaging may include ankle-brachial index, doppler ultrasonography and computed tomography angiography, among others.

  8. List of surgeons - Wikipedia

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    Kakish Ryskulova (1918–2018), inventor of new techniques in vascular surgery; Hilda Villegas Castrejón (1931–2012), Mexican surgeon and pioneer in electron microscopy; Vivien Thomas (1910–1985), developer with Alfred Blalock (1899–1964) and Helen B. Taussig (1898–1986) of the first congenital heart surgery techniques

  9. Cardiothoracic surgery - Wikipedia

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    A cardiac surgery residency typically comprises anywhere from four to six years (or longer) of training to become a fully qualified surgeon. [2] Cardiac surgery training may be combined with thoracic surgery and/or vascular surgery and called cardiovascular (CV) / cardiothoracic (CT) / cardiovascular thoracic (CVT) surgery.