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Excision recommended to effectively treat rare tumor
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MINNEPOLIS - Excision should be performed as the initial treatment for cutaneous verruciform xanthoma, said Sky Connolly, M.D.
His conclusion is based on a case of a patient with cutaneous verruciform xanthoma who showed initial but short-lived responses to successive treatment with wire loop electrosection debridement, 585-nm flashlamp pulsed dye laser treatment, and radiation therapy. Wide excision with primary closure was eventually tried but was also followed by recurrence.
"Cutaneous verruciform xanthoma is a very rare tumor. Only a handful of case reports have appeared in the ...
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