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Skin Cancer: Melanoma, BCC, SCC, etc
Skin Cancer Skin Cancer: 40% of all cancer cases >1 million cases/yr 40-50% US population affected 95% curable Geographic risk: highest rates of UV radiation: South Africa and Australia; In US...
View ArticlePancreas: eat when you can, sleep when you can, don’t touch the pancreas
Pancreas Basics Anatomy Head: arterial supply: ant/post sup/inf pancreaticoduodenal Uncinate process part of gland below left renal vein Taken during a whipple Junction of smv and splenic behind...
View ArticleSarcoma
Basics Site of Origin 59% Extremity 19% Trunk, ant abd wall (desmoid), flank 15% Retroperitoneum 9% Head and neck Risk Factors Trauma: burn, scar, chronic tissue irritation, chronic lymphedema...
View ArticleLaparoscopy
Benefits: reduced trauma and stress response Closed abdomen may be a factor Physiologic benefits Less impairment of pulm fxn Less blood loss Less immune suppression Less stress response Less adhesions...
View ArticleBariatrics
Candidates BMI >35kg/m2 with comorbidity or body weight >80lbs above ideal body weight with co-morbidity Co-morbidities: Htn, cardiovascular dysfunction, hlp, DM II, respiratory insufficiency,...
View ArticleParathyroid
Anatomy Normal: tan-red brown; reticulo-vascular pattern; ovoid 40mg, 4x6mm, ectopic 15-20% time Blood supplied from inferior thyroid artery (arcade from lower to upper cephalad direction) Inf...
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