Get 20M+ Full-Text Papers For Less Than $1.50/day. Start a 14-Day Trial for You or Your Team.

Learn More →

NEW ENGLAND DERMATOLOGICAL SOCIETY

NEW ENGLAND DERMATOLOGICAL SOCIETY Abstract Melanoma. Presented by Dr. Paul J. Catinella. A white saleswoman, aged 65, developed pigmentation of the right cheek 19 years ago. This increased gradually in intensity and extent, and subsequently, growths appeared in the area of pigmentation. The patient consulted Dr. Francis M. Thurmon in August, 1956. At that time he found a fungating mass 2 cm. in diameter in the right premalar area and a dark-colored grape-like mass 1 cm. in diameter beneath the right eye, surrounded by dark pigment. He excised both lesions with a scalpel and desiccated the edges and entire bases of the excisions. The excised specimens were sent to the laboratory for pathological examination. Later, recurrent and new growths were excised and desiccated in the same manner by Dr. Thurmon, the last one being a lesion on the right upper eyelid on Jan. 6, 1959.Large confluent areas of light brown and very dark bluish-black http://www.deepdyve.com/assets/images/DeepDyve-Logo-lg.png Archives of Dermatology American Medical Association

NEW ENGLAND DERMATOLOGICAL SOCIETY

Goodman, Joseph; Tilley, Robert F.
Archives of Dermatology , Volume 83 (3) – Mar 1, 1961
Download PDF
8 pages

Loading next page...
 
/lp/american-medical-association/new-england-dermatological-society-t8mgAeDzUi

References (0)

References for this paper are not available at this time. We will be adding them shortly, thank you for your patience.

Publisher
American Medical Association
Copyright
Copyright © 1961 American Medical Association. All Rights Reserved.
ISSN
0003-987X
eISSN
1538-3652
DOI
10.1001/archderm.1961.01580090162029
Publisher site
See Article on Publisher Site

Abstract

Abstract Melanoma. Presented by Dr. Paul J. Catinella. A white saleswoman, aged 65, developed pigmentation of the right cheek 19 years ago. This increased gradually in intensity and extent, and subsequently, growths appeared in the area of pigmentation. The patient consulted Dr. Francis M. Thurmon in August, 1956. At that time he found a fungating mass 2 cm. in diameter in the right premalar area and a dark-colored grape-like mass 1 cm. in diameter beneath the right eye, surrounded by dark pigment. He excised both lesions with a scalpel and desiccated the edges and entire bases of the excisions. The excised specimens were sent to the laboratory for pathological examination. Later, recurrent and new growths were excised and desiccated in the same manner by Dr. Thurmon, the last one being a lesion on the right upper eyelid on Jan. 6, 1959.Large confluent areas of light brown and very dark bluish-black

Journal

Archives of Dermatology – American Medical Association

Published: Mar 1, 1961

There are no references for this article.