The Course of Events following Cryosurgery

Elton, Richard F.

doi:10.1111/j.1524-4725.1977.tb00328.x

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“…The cartilage is more resistant to permanent freezing injury than is the skin [15], and therefore perforation of the cartilage from cryogenic injury is unusual, even if freezing is carried through the entire thickness of the ear. Other authors warn about the potential of cartilage cryonecrosis when freezing auricular keloids [16, 17]. Burge et al [18] have demonstrated experimentally and clinically, that auricular cartilage cryonecrosis is dose-related and is uncommon with the freezing times of maximum 30 s double freeze-thaw cycles.…”

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Different Types of Auricular Keloids and Treatment by Intralesional Cryosurgery: Best Practice for Obtaining Long-Lasting Clinical Results

Har‐Shai

Zouboulis

et al. 2021

Dermatology

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Background: Auricular keloids belong to the most perplexing medical conditions, which have significant psychosocial impact on the patient’s body image and quality of life. Summary: The article is purposed to provide dermatologists and plastic surgeons with the best proven practice using intralesional cryosurgery for the treatment of the different auricular keloid types in order to obtain superior clinical results by minimizing the probability of recurrence. In the past 20 years, the authors have developed novel procedures in order to increase the effectiveness of intralesional cryosurgery on auricular keloids, including hydrodissection, warm gauze technique, and excision of dangling skin. Long-lasting clinical results with a low recurrence rate and a satisfactory aesthetic outcome are achieved with no deformation of the ear framework.

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Different Types of Auricular Keloids and Treatment by Intralesional Cryosurgery: Best Practice for Obtaining Long-Lasting Clinical Results

Har‐Shai

Zouboulis

et al. 2021

Dermatology

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“…Cryosurgery is recommended for the treatment of benign and malignant lesions of the ear by many authors 4,5 . Gage noted that “cartilage is more resistant to permanent freezing injury than skin and therefore perforation is unusual even if freezing is carried through the entire thickness of the external ear;” 5 however, if a tumor has already invaded the cartilage, there will be a defect after cryosurgery 6 . This is well illustrated by Case 5.…”

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Effect of Freezing the Helix and the Rim or Edge of the Human and Pig Ear

Burge

Shepherd

Dawber

1984

The Journal of Dermatologic Surgery and Oncology

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We have studied the effect of increasing freeze times on the normal pig's ear and on a variety of lesions of the human ear. The clinical and laboratory data suggest that cartilage necrosis secondary to cryosurgery is a dose-related phenomenon and is uncommon with the freeze times used in clinical practice. Cryosurgery is an effective and cosmetically acceptable treatment for superficial skin lesions of the ear.

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“…It was convenient for the patients since only 2 out-patient attendances were required, and any discomfort produced was mild because of the paralysis of sensory nerves producing anaesthesia. Minor analgesics were required by a few patients, and then only for a few hours after treatment (Elton, 1977). As shown in Table 2, all sites have been treated by cryosurgery except the lip.…”

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Basal cell carcinoma—a review of treatment results with special reference to cryotherapy

McIntosh¹,

Osborne²,

Li³

et al. 1983

Postgraduate Medical Journal

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Statistical comparison of tumour recurrence rate showed no significant difference between treatment groups. Radiotherapy had the lowest recurrence rate (2%), but required an average of 9 out-patient treatment attendances. Excision with primary closure carried the highest recurrence rate (93%), whilst excision with defect closure by flap or graft, which needed a mean in-patient stay of 8-2 days, and cryosurgical treatment had similar recurrence rates of 5 to 6%. Comparing the modes of treatment, cryosurgery was quickest to perform, required no hospitalization and less than 2 out-patient treatment sessions per patient and gave the best cosmetic result. It appears to be a safe technique for treating basal cell cancers and may prove to be the most cost effective method.

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The Course of Events following Cryosurgery

Abstract: The usual course of events following cryosurgery for benign and malignant lesions is described and discussed.

Cited by 16 publications

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Different Types of Auricular Keloids and Treatment by Intralesional Cryosurgery: Best Practice for Obtaining Long-Lasting Clinical Results

Different Types of Auricular Keloids and Treatment by Intralesional Cryosurgery: Best Practice for Obtaining Long-Lasting Clinical Results

Effect of Freezing the Helix and the Rim or Edge of the Human and Pig Ear

Basal cell carcinoma—a review of treatment results with special reference to cryotherapy

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