title: Treatment of multiple dermal cylindromas with the carbon dioxide laser.
abstract: 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.
authors.affiliation: Coswell Air Force Base Regional Hospital, Fort Worth, Texas.
authors.forename: M F
authors.initials: MF
authors.lastname: Stoner
authors.forename: E R
authors.initials: ER
authors.lastname: Hobbs
mesh_terms: 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*
chemical_list: D002245:Carbon Dioxide