Search Results - "Thuzar, M"

Low recurrence rates for in situ and invasive melanomas using Mohs micrographic surgery with melanoma antigen recognized by T cells 1 (MART-1) immunostaining: Tissue processing methodology to optimize pathologic staging and margin assessment by Etzkorn, Jeremy Robert, MD, Sobanko, Joseph F., MD, Elenitsas, Rosalie, MD, Newman, Jason G., MD, Goldbach, Hayley, BS, Shin, Thuzar M., MD, Miller, Christopher J., MD

“…Background Various methods of tissue processing have been used to treat melanoma with Mohs micrographic surgery (MMS). Objective We describe a method of…”
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The Role of Massage in Scar Management: A Literature Review by Shin, Thuzar M., Bordeaux, Jeremy S.

“…Background Many surgeons recommend postoperative scar massage to improve aesthetic outcome, although scar massage regimens vary greatly. Objective To review…”
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Patient quality of life fluctuates before and after Mohs micrographic surgery: A longitudinal assessment of the patient experience by Zhang, Junqian, Miller, Christopher J., O'Malley, Victoria, Etzkorn, Jeremy R., Shin, Thuzar M., Sobanko, Joseph F.

“…Changes in patient perceptions of quality of life (QOL) after Mohs micrographic surgery (MMS) may benefit from different counseling or treatment. To measure…”
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The rule of 10s versus the rule of 2s: High complication rates after conventional excision with postoperative margin assessment of specialty site versus trunk and proximal extremity melanomas by Rzepecki, Alexandra K., Hwang, Charles D., Etzkorn, Jeremy R., Shin, Thuzar M., Sobanko, Joseph F., Howe, Nicole M., Miller, Christopher J.

“…Specialty site melanomas on the head and neck, hands and feet, genitalia, and pretibial leg have higher rates of surgical complications after conventional…”
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Nonmelanoma Skin Cancers Treated With Mohs Micrographic Surgery in Patients With HIV: A Cross-Sectional Analysis by Lewis, Daniel J., Messenger, Elizabeth, Shin, Thuzar M., Lipoff, Jules B.

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Frequency of and risk factors for tumor upstaging after wide local excision of primary cutaneous melanoma by Etzkorn, Jeremy R., MD, Sharkey, John M., BA, Grunyk, John W., BA, Shin, Thuzar M., MD, PhD, Sobanko, Joseph F., MD, Miller, Christopher J., MD

“…Background Detecting a more advanced stage of the primary melanoma after wide local excision and reconstruction can complicate patient counseling about…”
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Perianal and anal skin cancers treated with Mohs micrographic surgery and interdisciplinary care: Local recurrence rates and patient-reported outcomes by Nugent, Shannon T., Raj, Leela K., Aarons, Cary B., Saur, Nicole M., Kovach, Stephen J., Fischer, John P., Etzkorn, Jeremy R., Shin, Thuzar M., Giordano, Cerrene N., Higgins, H. William, Walker, Joanna L., Miller, Christopher J.

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Risks of Multiple Skin Cancers in Organ Transplant Recipients: A Cohort Study in 2 Administrative Data Sets by Wehner, Mackenzie R, Niu, Jiangong, Wheless, Lee, Baker, Laura X, Cohen, Olivia G, Margolis, David J, Giordano, Sharon H, Shin, Thuzar M

“…There are limited reports on the risks of multiple primary skin cancers in organ transplant recipients (OTRs). To determine the risks over time and risk…”
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Association of Age, Sex, Race, and Geographic Region With Variation of the Ratio of Basal Cell to Cutaneous Squamous Cell Carcinomas in the United States by Lukowiak, Tess M, Aizman, Leora, Perz, Allison, Miller, Christopher J, Sobanko, Joseph F, Shin, Thuzar M, Giordano, Cerrene N, Higgins, 2nd, H William, Etzkorn, Jeremy R

“…Defining which populations are affected by basal cell carcinoma (BCC) vs cutaneous squamous cell carcinoma (cSCC) may inform targeted public health strategies…”
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Melanomas of the head and neck have high–local recurrence risk features and require tissue-rearranging reconstruction more commonly than basal cell carcinoma and squamous cell carcinoma: A comparison of indications for microscopic margin control prior to reconstruction in 13,664 tumors by Fix, William, Etzkorn, Jeremy R., Shin, Thuzar M., Howe, Nicole, Bhatt, Mehul, Sobanko, Joseph F., Miller, Christopher J.

“…On the basis of high–local recurrence risk features and tissue-rearranging reconstruction, consensus guidelines recommend microscopic margin control for…”
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Systematic review and meta-analysis of local recurrence rates of head and neck cutaneous melanomas after wide local excision, Mohs micrographic surgery, or staged excision by Bittar, Peter G., Bittar, Julie M., Etzkorn, Jeremy R., Brewer, Jerry D., Aizman, Leora, Shin, Thuzar M., Sobanko, Joseph F., Higgins, Harold W., Giordano, Cerrene N., Cohen, Justine V., Pride, Renee, Wan, Marilyn T., Leitenberger, Justin J., Bar, Anna A., Aasi, Sumaira, Bordeaux, Jeremy S., Miller, Christopher J.

“…Prospective trials have not compared the local recurrence rates of different excision techniques for cutaneous melanomas on the head and neck. To determine…”
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Clinical factors associated with subclinical spread of in situ melanoma by Shin, Thuzar M., MD, PhD, Etzkorn, Jeremy R., MD, Sobanko, Joseph F., MD, Margolis, David J., MD, PhD, Gelfand, Joel M., MD, MSCE, Chu, Emily Y., MD, PhD, Elenitsas, Rosalie, MD, Shaikh, Waqas R., MD, MPH, Miller, Christopher J., MD

“…Background Subclinical spread of in situ melanoma occurs at a wide frequency, ranging from 12% to 71%. Objective To identify clinical factors associated with…”
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Mohs micrographic surgery with MART-1 immunostaining has durable low local recurrence rates for in situ and invasive melanomas by Shin, Thuzar M., Nugent, Shannon, Aizman, Leora, Weiner, David M., O'Malley, Victoria, Sobanko, Joseph F., Etzkorn, Jeremy R., Chu, Emily Y., Elenitsas, Rosalie, Giordano, Cerrene N., Higgins II, H. William, Miller, Christopher J.

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Clinical and pathologic factors associated with subclinical spread of invasive melanoma by Shin, Thuzar M., MD, PhD, Shaikh, Waqas R., MD, MPH, Etzkorn, Jeremy R., MD, Sobanko, Joseph F., MD, Margolis, David J., MD, PhD, Gelfand, Joel M., MD, MSCE, Chu, Emily Y., MD, PhD, Elenitsas, Rosalie, MD, Miller, Christopher J., MD

“…Background Indications to treat invasive melanoma with Mohs micrographic surgery (MMS) or analogous techniques with exhaustive microscopic margin assessment…”
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Outcomes of invasive melanoma of the head and neck treated with Mohs micrographic surgery – A multicenter study by Beal, Brandon T., Udkoff, Jeremy, Aizman, Leora, Etzkorn, Jeremy, Zitelli, John A., Miller, Christopher J., Shin, Thuzar M., Sobanko, Joseph F., Brodland, David G.

“…There are no randomized controlled trials to guide surgical margins for invasive head and neck (H&N) melanoma using conventional excision. Mohs micrographic…”
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Mohs micrographic surgery for male genital tumors: Local recurrence rates and patient-reported outcomes by Lukowiak, Tess M., Perz, Allison M., Aizman, Leora, Kovell, Robert Caleb, Kovach, Stephen, Fischer, John P., Krausz, Aimee, Giordano, Cerrene, Higgins, H. William, Shin, Thuzar M., Sobanko, Joseph F., Etzkorn, Jeremy R., McMurray, Stacy, Chelluri, Raju, Guzzo, Thomas, Miller, Christopher J.

“…Local recurrence rates (LRRs) after Mohs micrographic surgery (MMS) for male genital cancers have been reported in only a few small case series, and…”
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A comparison of invasive squamous cell carcinoma greater than 1 year after treatment with 5-fluorouracil, imiquimod, or photodynamic therapy with aminolevulinic acid by Cheng, Brian, Veerabagu, Surya, Miller, Christopher J., Sobanko, Joseph F., Shin, Thuzar M., Higgins, H. William, Giordano, Cerrene N., Etzkorn, Jeremy R.

“…Studies comparing 5-fluorouracil (5-FU), imiquimod, and photodynamic therapy with aminolevulinic acid (PDT-ALA) have evaluated the efficacy of destroying…”
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Low local recurrence rates after Mohs micrographic surgery for cutaneous squamous cell carcinoma of the nail unit by Veerabagu, Surya A., Zhang, Junqian, Krausz, Aimee E., Fix, William C., Cheng, Brian, Sobanko, Joseph F., Etzkorn, Jeremy R., Shin, Thuzar M., Higgins, H. William, Giordano, Cerrene N., McMurray, Stacy L., Walker, Joanna L., Miller, Christopher J.

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Appropriate use of Mohs micrographic surgery in immunocompromised patients is high, and published indications for Mohs decrease inappropriate use by Shin, Thuzar M., O'Malley, Victoria, Tuttle, Scott, Howe, Nicole, Etzkorn, Jeremy R., Sobanko, Joseph F., Margolis, David J., Miller, Christopher J.

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Utilization patterns and survival outcomes after wide local excision or Mohs micrographic surgery for Merkel cell carcinoma in the United States, 2004-2009 by Shaikh, Waqas R., Sobanko, Joseph F., Etzkorn, Jeremy R., Shin, Thuzar M., Miller, Christopher J.

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