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Department of Surgery

Lehigh Valley Health Network

Department of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine

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Cutaneous Carcinosarcoma: A Small Case Series And Review Of The Literature Of A Rare Skin Tumor., Ethan Y Song, Sean J. Wallace Md, Hina A. Sheikh, Randolph Wojcik Md, Chetan Nayak Aug 2020

Cutaneous Carcinosarcoma: A Small Case Series And Review Of The Literature Of A Rare Skin Tumor., Ethan Y Song, Sean J. Wallace Md, Hina A. Sheikh, Randolph Wojcik Md, Chetan Nayak

Department of Surgery

Carcinosarcomas are composed of epithelial and mesenchymal elements and primarily present within visceral organs. Despite being potentially aggressive, they are a rare diagnosis in the skin, and few manifestations have been reported to date. In this report, we describe two separate cases of carcinosarcoma presenting as nonhealing scalp wounds. Patient A: a 57-year-old male with a nonhealing skin lesion of ten years successfully treated with wide-local excision and local ortichochea flap reconstruction. Patient B: a 75-year-old female that presented with a painless, slow-growing hemorrhagic mass of 7 years invading the skull and dura ultimately requiring craniectomy and free-tissue transfer with …


To Re-Excise Or Not To Re-Excise: Positive Margins After Excision Of Non-Melanoma Skin Cancers, Ramon Garza, Iii Md, Courtney Edwards Md, Bharat Ranganath Md, Nathan F. Miller Bs, Joshua M. Adkinson Md, Kirsten S. Bellucci Md, Robert X. Murphy Jr, Md, Ms Apr 2013

To Re-Excise Or Not To Re-Excise: Positive Margins After Excision Of Non-Melanoma Skin Cancers, Ramon Garza, Iii Md, Courtney Edwards Md, Bharat Ranganath Md, Nathan F. Miller Bs, Joshua M. Adkinson Md, Kirsten S. Bellucci Md, Robert X. Murphy Jr, Md, Ms

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Increase In Renal Transplantation Of Sensitized Recipients Following The Introduction Of Virtual Crossmatching: One Center’S Experience, Michael J. Moritz Md, Lynsey S. Biondi Md, Patricia Kimble Bs, Robert Cirocco Phd Jan 2012

Increase In Renal Transplantation Of Sensitized Recipients Following The Introduction Of Virtual Crossmatching: One Center’S Experience, Michael J. Moritz Md, Lynsey S. Biondi Md, Patricia Kimble Bs, Robert Cirocco Phd

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Results Of Re-Excision For Inadequate Margins Following Partial Mastectomy For Carcinoma Of The Breast, Aaron D. Bleznak Md, Facs, Christine W. Du Md, Samuel Steerman Md, Elizabeth Dellers Md Mar 2011

Results Of Re-Excision For Inadequate Margins Following Partial Mastectomy For Carcinoma Of The Breast, Aaron D. Bleznak Md, Facs, Christine W. Du Md, Samuel Steerman Md, Elizabeth Dellers Md

Department of Surgery

No abstract provided.