2015
A Strategy for the Successful Management of Dermatofibrosarcoma Protuberans
Goldberg C, Hoang D, McRae M, Chung C, Leffell DJ, Narayan D. A Strategy for the Successful Management of Dermatofibrosarcoma Protuberans. Annals Of Plastic Surgery 2015, 74: 80-84. PMID: 23788146, DOI: 10.1097/sap.0b013e3182898692.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsSurgical excisionPositive marginsDermatofibrosarcoma protuberansMohs surgeryNational Comprehensive Cancer Network guidelinesDisease recurrence/persistenceMargin sizeClear histological marginsComplications of reconstructionInitial surgical resectionRecurrence/persistenceTraditional surgical excisionSoft tissue sarcomasMethod of treatmentExcision patientsHistological marginsSurgery groupSubclinical involvementSurgical resectionMargin statusDistant metastasisNetwork guidelinesTissue sarcomasClinical variablesTumor resection
1995
The Use of Cryopreserved Human Skin Allografts in Wound Healing following Mohs Surgery
KOLENIK S, LEFFELL D. The Use of Cryopreserved Human Skin Allografts in Wound Healing following Mohs Surgery. Dermatologic Surgery 1995, 21: 615-620. PMID: 7606373, DOI: 10.1111/j.1524-4725.1995.tb00517.x.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAdultAgedAged, 80 and overCarcinoma, Basal CellCarcinoma, Squamous CellCryopreservationDermatologic Surgical ProceduresFemaleFollow-Up StudiesGraft RejectionGraft SurvivalGranulation TissueHumansMaleMiddle AgedMohs SurgerySkinSkin CareSkin NeoplasmsSkin TransplantationSurgical Wound InfectionTransplantation, HomologousTreatment OutcomeWound HealingConceptsHuman skin allograftsWound careSkin allograftsImmediate reconstructionMohs surgeryFull-thickness skin graftingMinority of patientsEvidence of infectionExcision of tumorSkin cancer patientsFull‐thickness cutaneous defectGranulation tissue productionFull-thickness skinCancer patientsSkin graftingReconstructive proceduresWound coverageSafe alternativeBiological dressingCutaneous defectsPatientsRapid healingWound healingHealingCare
1991
Aggressive-Growth Basal Cell Carcinoma in Young Adults
Leffell DJ, Headington JT, Wong DS, Swanson NA. Aggressive-Growth Basal Cell Carcinoma in Young Adults. JAMA Dermatology 1991, 127: 1663-1667. PMID: 1952969, DOI: 10.1001/archderm.1991.01680100063005.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsAggressive-growth basal cell carcinomaYears of ageBasal cell carcinomaOlder age groupsCell carcinomaGreater long-term morbidityAge groupsLong-term morbidityBasal cell cancerRecurrent BCCCell cancerPathologic findingsRetrospective studyTypes of BCCMohs surgeryClinical observationsPatientsInadequate treatmentYoung adultsAgeCarcinomaWomenMenGroupYearsAn educational device for Mohs micrographic surgery. A three-dimensional model of basal cell carcinoma.
Leffell D. An educational device for Mohs micrographic surgery. A three-dimensional model of basal cell carcinoma. Dermatologic Surgery 1991, 17: 498-501. PMID: 2040753.Peer-Reviewed Original Research