Treatment of multiple dermal cylindromas with the carbon dioxide laser.
The management of multiple cylindromas presents a therapeutic challenge to the clinician. The condition has significant cosmetic implications, and malignant degeneration can occur. Reported treatments include excision and repair of individual lesions, high-dose radiation, and complete scalp removal with grafting. We review the proposed histogenesis of this tumor, discuss its associations, and report the first use of the carbon dioxide laser as a successful treatment.
Stoner
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Coswell Air Force Base Regional Hospital, Fort Worth, Texas.
Hobbs
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D000368:Aged; D002245:Carbon Dioxide; D003528:Carcinoma, Adenoid Cystic / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D053685:Laser Therapy; D009378:Neoplasms, Multiple Primary / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery*; D012878:Skin Neoplasms / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery*
D002245:Carbon Dioxide