endometriosis is defined as the presence of functioning endometrial tissue outside the uterine cavity. endometriosis can sometimes occur in a previous surgical scar. scar endometriosis is rare and difficult to diagnose. it mostly follows obstetrical and gynecological surgeries. this condition is often confused with other surgical conditions. we are reporting one case of scar endometriosis invol...

Adults with burn scars are a clinical challenge, and the long term sequelae of burns can have a significant impact on the patient. Scar excision is thought to be the best treatment at present, as it results in a smaller scar. Scar stretching has shown promise in a previous study, as it may allow the surgeon to excise more burn scar. The goal of this study was to determine if good evidence exist...

We have established a "second-look operation" protocol that consists of whole biopsy of surgical scar tissue following radio-hyperthermo-chemotherapy (RHC) after unplanned excision of soft tissue sarcoma. Out of 30 patients who underwent RHC for soft tissue sarcoma at our Institution, 6 were enrolled into this study to undergo a second-look operation for unplanned excision. Radiotherapy was giv...

BACKGROUND The standard of care for full-thickness burns is tangential excision followed by skin autografting; however, the timing of excision and grafting is subject to debate. The authors compared early (2 days) versus delayed (14 days) excision and grafting in a porcine full-thickness burn model. METHODS Full-thickness burns (n = 12) were created on the backs of two anesthetized pigs and a...

Congenital melanocytic nevus consists of congregations of nevomelanocytes. It is found in approximately 1% of new born infants. Congenital melanocytic nevus needs to be excised before it transforms into a malignant lesion. Many strategies have been attempted for the removal and reconstruction of the nevus. Serial excision enables wound closure to be accomplished with a shorter scar than if the ...

a 10 year old boy presented with swelling on the temporal side of the left eyebrow since birth. with the diagnosis of angular dermoid, we chose subcutaneous endoscopic excision for its treatment, as direct excision of dermoid cysts of the eyebrow might have caused a prominent facial scar for him, which can be completely avoided with an endoscopic approach that places the incision in the hair-be...

scar endometriosis is a rare form of extra-pelvic endometriosis that can occur after surgery involving the uterus. direct mechanical implantation seems to be the most conceivable theory for scar endometriosis. patient usually presents with lump and pain at surgical site. often the diagnosis of endometriosis is not suggested until histology has been performed. we hereby present a case of scar en...

Breast cancer developing from a surgical scar is rare; this type of malignancy has been reported in only 12 cases to date. Herein, we report on a 52-year-old female who developed infiltrating ductal carcinoma in a surgical scar following excision of a benign mass. Two years previously, the patient underwent surgery and radiotherapy for invasive ductal carcinoma of the contralateral breast. The ...

The radial scar (RS) or complex sclerosing lesion (CSL) of the breast represents a management dilemma on diagnosis at breast core needle biopsy because of the risk of associated malignancy identified only upon surgical excision. To determine our experience, we retrospectively reviewed core needle biopsies performed at the Darlene G. Cass Breast Imaging Center from 2006 to 2011, identifying 67 p...