Patients with superficial multifocal or micronodular tumors should undergo reoperation because of high recurrence rates.

The incidence of nonmelanoma skin cancers (NMSCs) has been rapidly increasing in epidemic proportions all over the world. The purpose was to evaluate the demographic and clinico-pathological patterns of skin cancers in Izmir, a region with high ultraviolet light exposure. The study was retrospective and hospital-based. The data related to all NMSC patients registered from January 1, 1990, to December 31, 1999, in the Dermatology Department of Ege University Medical School in Izmir, were collected and analyzed according to the personal statistics, anatomic location, dimensions of the lesion and clinical and histopathological type of skin cancer. A total number of 2,879 patients, aged between 20 and 96 years, were included in the study; among them 1,633 were men and 1,246 were women. The mean age of the patient population was 62.81 years, with a standard deviation of 12.50 years. Among the tumour patients, there were 2,062 basal cell carcinomas (BCCs), 746 squamous cell carcinomas (SCCs) and 71 both BCC and SCC; the total number of lesions was 3,186 (2,339 BCCs, 847 SCCs). Of all the NMSC lesions studied, the highest percentage (46.6%) were located on the face. For the BCCs, the most frequent histopathological subtype was the solid pattern (50.74%). The mean male: female ratios for SCC and BCC lesions were 2.86 and 1.01, respectively. Nodular and ulcerative forms (69.8%) were the most commonly found clinical types. Of all NMSCs, 78.4% had diameters in the 11 to 20 mm. BCC is the most common type of skin cancer diagnosed in our region. Among the NMSC patients, farming was the most widespread and risky job. The majority of SCC tumors were observed mostly in men 60 years old or above. This is the first comprehensive description of NMSCs in our region.

In this study, we observed that cutaneous lesions, especially those caused by infectious diseases, had a higher frequency in RTRs. The findings emphasize the importance of regular dermatological screening in these patients, which can provide early diagnosis and a better quality of life for RTRs.

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Lupus vulgaris is the most common form of cutaneous tuberculosis, and the usual sites of involvement are the head and neck. We present a forty-six-year-old woman with lupus vulgaris on the external surface of the left leg and foot, an unusual site. Based on histopathological and clinical features, this case was diagnosed as lupus vulgaris with unusual localization.

We describe a 16-year-old boy who presented with palpitations for 1 week while being on isotretinoin treatment for nodulocystic facial acne for 3 months. Twenty four-hour Holter monitoring showed frequent premature atrial beats and episodes of nonsustained atrial tachycardia. He never had any episodes of palpitations previously. His complaints almost disappeared within a week after stopping the treatment. He remained asymptomatic since the discontinuation of the drug. The temporal relationship between isotretinoin treatment and patient's symptoms in the presence of documented arrhythmia suggests a drug-related cause. As a result, clinicians should be aware of the possible arrhythmogenic effect of isotretinoin.

A 56-year-old white man with multiple, discrete nonfollicular papules on the neck is presented. Clinical and histopathologic features were compatible with the entity of white fibrous papulosis of the neck (WFPN). Pseudoxanthoma elasticum-like papillary dermal elastolysis (PXE-PDE) and WFPN are further clinicopathologic patterns of intrinsic aging. Clinically, WFPN is characterized by isolated, whitish papules, whereas those of PXE-PDE are yellowish and often coalesce to form "cobblestone" plaques. Our case showed clearly marginated whitish papules. The major histopathologic feature of WFPN is superficial dermal fibrosis with scant elastolysis; in PXE-PDE, there is papillary dermal elastolysis but no sign of fibrosis. No recurrence was performed in the 3 years' follow-up in our case. Surgical treatment may be considered in such cases with well-circumscribed lesions.

IV. Ege Dermatoloji Günleri'nde poster sunumu yapılmıştır. ÖzetLeiyomyomatozis kutis, düz kas hücrelerinden kaynaklanan, genellikle alt ekstremitede yerleşen, oval şekilli, kırmızı-kahverenkli, papülonodüler lezyonlarla karakterize nadir görülen bir hastalıktır. Elli üç yaşındaki kadın hasta vücutta çok sayıda ağrılı kabarıklık yakınmasıyla polikliniğimize başvurdu. Özgeçmişinde iskemik atak, uterin leiyomyom nedeni ile total histerektomi, sağ ooferektomi operasyonu, nefrolitiazis ve renal kist hikayesi mevcuttu. Dermatolojik bakısında sırtta sol skapular alanda, bilateral gluteal ve alt ekstremitelerde ağrılı, kırmızı-kahverenkli, gruplar halinde dağılım gösteren çok sayıda papülonodüler lezyonlar izlendi. Lezyondan alınan biyopsinin histopatolojik incelemesi ile leiyomyom tanısı kondu. Ağrıya yönelik olarak başlanan gabapentin, parasetamol, tramadol hidroklorür ve amitriptilin tedavisi ile üç hafta sonunda semptomlarda kısmi düzelme sağlandı. Hastamız ülkemizden bildirilen ilk leiyomyomatozis kutis olgu bildirisi olma özelliğindedir. ( AbstractLeiomyomatosis cutis is a rare disease characterized by oval shaped, red-brown follicular groups of papulonodular lesions especially located on the lower limbs, in which the lesions originate from smooth muscle cells. A fifty-three-year-old female patient was admitted to our clinic with multiple painful nodules on the body. An ischemic stroke, total hysterectomy for leiomyoma, oopherectomy, nephrolitiasis and renal cysts were present in her past medical history. Dermatologic examination revealed multiple, painful, red-brown nodules forming clusters on the left scapular area, bilateral gluteal area and lower limbs. Histopathological examination of the lesional biopsy diagnosed as leiomyoma. Treatment started with gabapentin, paracetamol, tramadol hydrochloride and, amitriptyline, which produced relief of the pain at the end of three weeks. To the best of our knowledge, this is the first case report in our country. (Turk J Dermatol 2011; 5: 101-3)