Abstract Analysis of 1,620 basal cell carcinomas treated at the Cleveland Clinic Foundation
from 1981 to 1983 confirms that the majority of basal cell carcinomas occur on the face and …

Background: Hidradenitis suppurativa is a disabling disease. Although medical management
can at times control the disease, the treatment of choice is surgical excision. Surgical …

Superpulsed carbon dioxide lasers emit a controlled train of short duration, high-power pulses
which minimize the protein coagulation effects of the laser. Very high irradiances can be …

A double-blind, double-paired comparison study was performed to evaluate the effects of
increasing concentrations of polidocanol in the sclerotherapy of essential telangiectasias of the …

Ten patients with dermatofibrosarcoma protuberans, all of whom had been treated previously
by conventional excisional surgery without success, were treated with Mohs micrographic …

Cutaneous benign neurofibromas are the most common skin manifestation of Von
Recklinghausen neu-rofibromatosis (NF). An autosomal dominant disorder, NF has extraordinary …

A double-blind, double-paired comparison, placebo-controlled study was undertaken to
determine the optimal agent for sclerotherapy of spider telangiec-tasias of the lower extremities. …

… John L. Ratz, MD, is Staff Physician, Section of Mohs Surgery and Oncology, Department
of Dermatology, Cleveland Clinic Foundation. Philip L. Bailin, MD, is Chairman, Department …

The carbon dioxide laser in both conventional and superpulsed modes was used to treat 13
patients with chronic actinic cheilitis. The procedure was well tolerated. Focal, but not …

Sebaceous carcinoma of the eyelid is a rare neoplasm usually arising from the meibomian
gland. This tumor has distinctive histologic features characterized by unique foamy cytoplasm…