Prospective, randomized comparison helps delineate MMS role in BCC...

Dermatology Times;  March 1, 2005 ;   Guttman, Cheryl;   787 words ......Mohs' micrographie surgery (MMS) and surgical excision for facial basal cell carcinomas...tumors were randomized equally to surgical excision or MMS. Nearly 400 primary BCCs and...incomplete excision with a first surgical excision attempt; * repeat surgical excision...

A prospective clinical review of "multi model" approach for treating ear...

Indian Journal of Plastic Surgery;  January 1, 2008 ;   Narakula, Ganesh; Shenoy, R;   787 words ......described in managing keloids are [2],[3] surgical excision, intralesional steroidal injections...chemotherapeutic agents like 5-fluorouracil. Surgical excision totally eliminates the lesion but...and to prevent recurrence needs "surgical excision in combination with one or more of...

-ectomy

Webster's NewWorld Dictionary;      26 words ...Webster's NewWorld Dictionary 01-01-1988 -ec|to|my (ek't me) combining form a surgical excision of {appendectomy} Copyright 1994, 1991, 1988 Simon & Schuster, Inc.

Mohs superior to surgical excision for facial BCCs: recurrence rate at 5...

Skin & Allergy News;  August 1, 2007 ;   Jancin, Bruce;   787 words ......5-year recurrence rate than does surgical excision, according to updated results of...in 3% of recurrent BCCs treated by surgical excision and none treated by Mohs surgery...recurrence rates have climbed to 10% with surgical excision and 3% with Mohs. That absolute 7...

Interferon after surgery reduces keloid recurrence

Dermatology Times;  July 1, 1999 ;   Talsma, Julia;   619 words ......Society for Dermatologic Surgery. Surgical excision of keloids alone has a high recurrence...recurrence rate for patients treated with surgical excision and interferon-alpha2b. Eighteen...the patients who were treated with surgical excision and triamcinolone acetonide (Kenalog...

varicotomy

Webster's NewWorld Dictionary;      29 words ...Webster's NewWorld Dictionary 01-01-1988 var|i|cot|o|my (-kt' me) n., -mies the surgical excision of a varix, esp. of a varicose vein Copyright 1994, 1991, 1988 Simon & Schuster, Inc.

Recurrent spinal meningioma: a case report with review of the literature

Journal of Orthopaedic Surgery;  December 1, 2005 ;   Nadkarni, B; Arora, A; Kumar, S; Bhatia, A;   787 words ......generally responds favourably to surgical excision and has a low rate of recurrence...these tumours respond favourably to surgical excision. Most series have reported good functional...reports of longterm results following surgical excision of recurrent meningiomas. CASE REPORT...

Ablation or Excision? (Guest Editorial).

OB GYN News;  March 1, 2002 ;   Morrow, Monica;   587 words ......meaningful advantages over standard surgical excision. There are good animal data and limited...reduces the morbidity of therapy. Surgical excision of small breast cancers--the procedure...ablation offers no advantages over surgical excision in terms of treatment time, anesthetic...

Mohs surgery more cost-effective for facial nonmelanoma skin cancers

Dermatology Times;  June 1, 2004 ;   Guttman, Cheryl;   600 words ......NMSCs) compared with traditional surgical excision, although the advantage of Mohs surgery...average cost compared with traditional surgical excision, at $956.60 vs. $1,248.10, respectively...was less costly than traditional surgical excision. This analysis, using updated ...

Imiquimod confers no short-term cosmetic benefit for surgical wounds

Dermatology Times;  February 1, 2006 ;   Guttman, Cheryl;   787 words ......report - Daily topical treatment of surgical excision sites with imiquimod 5 parcent cream...and well-tolerated when applied to surgical excision sites in patients not prone to keloid...enrolled 20 patients, each undergoing surgical excision of two melanocytic nevi, who applied...

Intermediate-Term and Long-Term Results After Treatment by Cidofovir and...

The Annals of Otology, Rhinology & Laryngology;  September 1, 2006 ;   Naiman, Ana Nusa; Ayari, Sonia; Nicollas, Richard; Landry, Guillaume; Et al;   787 words ......injection of cidofovir used with surgical excision in juvenile-onset recurrent respiratory...interval and a 7.5-mg/mL dosage. Partial surgical excision of hypertrophic papillomas was performed...larynx, microdebrider, papillomatosis, surgical excision. INTRODUCTION Recurrent ...

A Comparison of Open versus Closed Techniques Using the Harmonic Scalpel...

Military Medicine;  July 1, 2008 ;   Sohn, Vance Y; Martin, Matthew J; Mullenix, Philip S; Cuadrado, Daniel G; Place, Ronald J; Steele, Scott R;   787 words ...ABSTRACT Background: Surgical excision using the Harmonic Scalpel...2001, 42 patients underwent surgical excision of complex grade III or grade...reduce these morbidities. Surgical excision using the Harmonic Scalpel...

Natural History of Adult-Onset Laryngeal Papillomatosis Following Multiple...

The Annals of Otology, Rhinology & Laryngology;  March 1, 2006 ;   Naiman, Ana Nusa; Abedipour, Darius; Ayari, Sonia; Fresnel, Elizabeth; Et al;   787 words ......cidofovir therapy associated with surgical excision in laryngeal papillomatosis in adults...larynx, microdebrider, papillomatosis, surgical excision. INTRODUCTION Although it is a disease...intralesional cidofovir associated with surgical excision on intermediate and long-term ...

Facial nerve schwannoma: Surgical excision versus conservative management

The Annals of Otology, Rhinology & Laryngology;  November 1, 2001 ;   Liu, Richard; Fagan, Paul;   787 words ......nerve schwannoma, facial paralysis, surgical excision. INTRODUCTION Complete excision of...slow-growing tumors.3,4 Delaying surgical excision is appropriate in those patients...debulking, or no surgical intervention. Surgical excision was carried out by either the transmastoid...

Treating BCC

Dermatology Times;  April 1, 2008 ;   Schwanke, Jane;   787 words ...Surgical excision trumps curettage plus cryosurgery...neck confers a slight advantage to surgical excision (SE) over curettage plus cryosurgery...significantly different, we found surgical excision to be preferable to curettage-cryosurgery...