background: cutaneous malignancies are common in dermatologic practice. due to their relation to sun exposure the characteristics of these malignancies can differ in various geographic locations. this study intends to determine the characteristics of surgically treated cutaneous malignancies and various surgical modalities that have been applied. methods: this was a retrospective study of patie...

Lipoma of an extensor tendon compartment is an exceedingly rare tumor of the hand. Although benign, it can often cause localized pain and finger stiffness, necessitating surgical excision. We report a case of a lipoma of the tendon sheath in the fourth dorsal compartment of the hand that was successfully treated with surgical excision.

Dermatofibrosarcoma protuberans is a tumor of intermediate malignancy characterized by its aggressive local growth and marked propensity to recur after surgical excision. Many forms of the tumor has been reported. We report a pedunculated form of tumor. A 45-year-old woman felt a growing tumor on her trunk for 6 years but did not seek medical consultation until it had ulcerated 6 months ago. Sk...

Teratoma of mediastinum is rare germ cell tumor. Anterior mediastinum is the most common extragonadal site. Benign mediastinal teratoma accounts for 60% of all mediastinal germ cell tumors. Benign mature teratoma has excellent prognosis after surgical excision. We present a case of 20-year-old woman diagnosed as benign mature teratoma which compressed main pulmonary trunk. The patient underwent...

Chondrosarcoma's of the rib are a rare presentations and hence there's lot to be explored for best method surgical intervention. This case highlights how we used VATS excision chondrosarcoma reconstructed defect using prolene mesh PMMC flap.

results and conclusion: lasers are useful for soft tissue surgery in modern dentistry, especially in relation to pediatric patients due to the rapid and regular wound healing without sutures. introduction: epulis granulomatosa is a lesion which grows from an extraction socket. it can be misdiagnosed with lesions of the same clinical appearance such as: foreign body or pyogenic granuloma, or as ...

BACKGROUND Because there are numerous methods for reconstruction of the lower lip, it is not easy to choose the optimal method. In choosing the surgical method for lower lip reconstruction, we obtained acceptable outcomes based on our treatment strategy, which included either a barrel-shaped excision or the Webster modification of the Bernard operation. We report on the surgical outcomes based ...

a hydatid cyst is a zoonotic infection caused by the larval forms of mostly the echinococcus granulosus. in humans, the most common site of cyst development is the liver (60%), followed by the lungs (20%), and much less commonly in other organs such as kidney, spleen, brain, and other soft tissues. the localization of cysts in muscles and subcutaneous is very rare. we report a case of 38-year-o...

A keratoacanthoma is a rapidly growing cutaneous tumor that spontaneously involutes in most instances. A giant keratoacanthoma is a rare variant and are characterized by lesions larger than 20 mm in diameter. We report a 56-year-old man with a rapidly growing tumor of the right cheek, which was diagnosed as keratoacanthoma. The mass was excised completely under general anesthesia, followed by L...

Bladder endometriosis is uncommon yet a cause of cyclical disabling urinary symptoms. Surgical excision the bladder endometriotic nodule using combined cystoscopic and laparoscopic approach (“light to light technique”) remains best where surgery deemed mode treatment. A 31-year-old infertile woman underwent resection by this method. The main surgical steps included ureteric stenting, mobilizati...