1985
Versatility and Safety of Flap Coverage for Wide Excision of Cutaneous Melanomas
Cuono C, Ariyan S. Versatility and Safety of Flap Coverage for Wide Excision of Cutaneous Melanomas. Plastic & Reconstructive Surgery 1985, 76: 281-284. PMID: 3895262, DOI: 10.1097/00006534-198508000-00017.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsFlap repairWide excisionShorter hospital stayPostoperative flap necrosisIntransit metastasesHospital stayEarly mobilizationLocal recurrenceConsecutive seriesCutaneous melanomaFlap coverageFlap necrosisPrimary melanomaRetrospective analysisSkin graftsRhomboid flapContour defectsRhombic flapMelanomaExcisionFlapMonthsRepairPatientsRecurrence
1984
Regional isolated perfusion of high risk melanoma of the extremities with imidazole carboxamide.
Ariyan S, Mitchell M, Kirkwood J. Regional isolated perfusion of high risk melanoma of the extremities with imidazole carboxamide. Journal Of The American College Of Surgeons 1984, 158: 238-42. PMID: 6701736.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsRegional isolated perfusionIntransit metastasesIsolated perfusionSerum glutamic-oxalacetic transaminase levelFirst postoperative dayGlutamic oxalacetic transaminase levelHigh-risk melanomaTransaminase levelsPostoperative daySubcutaneous metastasesFourth patientNew lesionsFifth patientRisk melanomaImidazole carboxamidePatientsPerfused extremitySymptoms of toxicityValuable drugMetastasisExtremitiesMelanomaPerfusionMonthsDecarbazine