Treatment of small external cancers of the nose.
There are various ways to remove and repair defects on the nose. When dealing with small basal cell or squamous cell carcinomas, the authors have been utilizing either skin grafts alone or composite skin-cartilage grafts from the ear. We believe that these procedures are simpler for the doctor and easier on the patient, with aesthetically pleasing results.
D002280:Basal Cell Carcinoma / Q000601:surgery*; D002294:Carcinoma, Squamous Cell / Q000601:surgery*; D002356:Cartilage / Q000637:transplantation; D004431:Ear, External; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009669:Nose Neoplasms / Q000601:surgery*; D012878:Skin Neoplasms / Q000601:surgery*; D016038:Skin Transplantation; D014182:Transplantation, Autologous