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Cases from the Cornfields! Nkanyezi Ferguson, MD John Selby, MD, PhD Brian Swick, MD Karolyn Wanat, MD Departments of Dermatology and Pathology University of Iowa Hospitals and Clinics Iowa City VA Health Care System

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CasesfromtheCornfields!Nkanyezi Ferguson,MDJohnSelby,MD,PhDBrianSwick,MD

KarolynWanat,MDDepartmentsofDermatologyandPathology

UniversityofIowaHospitalsandClinicsIowaCityVAHealthCareSystem

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Cases#2and#3• DermatitisHerpetiformis– New diagnosis?• CheckG6PD• GastroenterologyConsultifnoknowndiagnosisofCeliac• Startdapsone• DietitianConsultforinstitutionofagluten-freediet

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dapsone

monoacetyldapsone

glucuronides

N-acetyltransferase acrylacetamidedeacetylase

renalexcretion

dapsone

dapsonehydroxylamine

N-hydroxylase

hemolyticanemiamethemoglobinemia

G6PD

reducedmetabolites

hepaticglucuronidation

enterohepatic circulation

Cases#2and#3

J Am Acad Dermatol 2001;45:420-34Arch Dermatol Res2014;306:103-24

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• Dapsone- MechanismofAction– Anti-inflammatoryeffects• Interferencewithneutrophilchemotaxis• Scavengingofextracellularreactiveoxygenspecies• Inhibitionofmyeloperoxidase-mediatedcytotoxicity• Inhibitionofeosinophilperoxidase• SuppressionofleukotrieneB4-stimulatedinflammation

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J Am Acad Dermatol 2001;45:420-34Arch Dermatol Res2014;306:103-24

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• Dapsone- AdverseEffects– Hemolyticanemia–Methemoglobinemia– Agranulocytosis– Hypersensitivitysyndrome– Gastrointestinaleffects– Photosensitivity– Carcinogenesis

Edhegard,k.,andR.P.HallIII.“Dapsone.”ComprehensiveDermatologicDrugTherapy,ThirdEdition.Ed.Wolverton,S.E.Edinburgh:ElsevierSaunders,2013.228-240.Print.

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HemoglobinA1Clevelsfalselylow

Labmonitoringforweeks1-12

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• Dapsone- AdverseEffects– Psychiatriceffects?

• JAmAcad Dermatol 1983;9(2):274-5– Irritability– Insomnia

– Psychiatriceffectsappeartobe...• Dose-independent• Occurearlyorlateinthetreatmentcourse• Independentofapre-existingmoodorpsychoticdisorder

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– Irrationalspeech– Psychosis

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• Dapsone- AdverseEffects– Peripheralneuropathy• Primarilydistalmotor,butsensoryinvolvementcanoccur• Reportedforvariabledoses/exposures

– highdose/shortterm– lowdose/longterm

• Recoverycanbeobservedupto2yearsafterdiscontinuationofdapsone• Mechanismuncertain

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• Stopdapsone?– Yes;neuropathyisthoughttobereversible

• Dietitianconsult?– Important,but...– Youcan’tteachanolddognewtricks

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• Sulfapyridine?– CasereportsofDHpatientssuccessfullytreatedwithsulfapyridine after developmentofdapsoneneuropathy• Int JDermatol 1986;25:314-6• ArchDermatol 1984;120:356-9

– Jacobus Pharmaceuticalshaltedproductionanddistributionofsulfapyridine circa1/2011

– NolongeravailableintheU.S.

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• Topicaldapsone?– CasereportsofDHpatientssuccessfullytreatedwithtopicaldapsone• JCutan MedSurg 2016;20(6):600-1• JDermatol CaseRep2012;6(4):132-3

– Systemicabsorption?• Acutemethemoglobinemia reportedinanacnepatientNEnglJMed 2015;372(5):491-2• No reports of neuropathy

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-Yes!

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• Cimetidine?– 400mgTIDdecreases methemoglobinemia byinhibiting formation of hydroxylaxmine metabolites

– Effect(s)onneuropathy prevention/treatment uncertain

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• Sulfasalazine(SS)?– NumerouscasereportssuggestingefficacyofsulfasalazineforthetreatmentofDH• JAmAcad Dermatol1990;22(4):697• Australas JDermatol 2005;46:101-3• Dermatol Clin 2011;29:631-5• Int JDermatol 2017;56:e89-e105

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• Sulfasalazine(SS)- Pharmacokinetics– Enteric-coatedSSpoorlyabsorbedinsmallintestine

– Gutflorainlargeintestineconvertenteric-coatedSSinto5-aminosalicylicacid(5ASA)andsulfapyridine

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• Sulfasalazine(SS)- Pharmacokinetics– Sulfapyridine isvariablyabsorbed,dependentonguttransittime

– 5ASAconcentrateslocallyinthelargebowel;excretedinfeces

– Metabolismofsulfapyridine similartodapsone(acetylation,hydroxylation,glucuronidation)

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• Sulfasalazine(SS)- Mechanismofaction

– Sulfapyridine effectslikelysimilartodapsone• Inhibitionofneutrophilchemotaxis• Modulationofpolymorphonuclear leukocytefunction• Inhibitionofhistaminereleasefrommastcells

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• Sulfasalazine(SS)- AdverseEffects– Common• Nausea,anorexia,dyspepsia,vomiting

– Minimizedbyenteric-coatedformulation• Headache

– Rare• Hepatitis• Pneumonitis• Hypersensitivity

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• Aplasticanemia• Agranulocytosis

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• Sulfasalazine(SS)- AdverseEffects

–Veryrareassociations• Granulomatosiswithpolyangiitis• Encephalopathy• EBVhypersensitivitysyndrome• Hemophagocyticsyndrome

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• Sulfasalazine(SS)- AdverseEffects– DoesSScauseorexacerbateaperipheralneuropathy?• ReportsofSS-associatedneuropathyarescarce

– Practitioner 1970;204:850-1– Postgrad MedJ1985;61:147-8– RevueNeurologique1992;148:154-6– ClinExp Rheumatol 2008;26:671-2

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• CaseOutcomes– Bothpatientsstartedonenteric-coatedsulfasalazine1gtwicedaily(G6PDnormal)

–MonitoredCBCwithdifferential,ALT,ASTeveryotherweekfor2months,thenevery3-4months

–Markedimprovementinflaresofpruritusandrashwithin1-3months

– Nochangesinneuropathy-relatedsymptoms>2years

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PharmacologyPearls#1• HbA1Clevelsarefalselylow inpatientstakingdapsone

• Dapsonecanhavepsychiatriceffects

• SulfapyridineisnolongeravailableintheU.S.

• Topicaldapsonecanhavesystemicabsorption

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PharmacologyPearls#1• Consider enteric-coatedsulfasalazineforthetreatmentofDHinpatientswhoareintolerantofdapsoneorwhenthereisconcernforevolvingneuropathy

• Dapsoneorsulfasalazine– Continuevigilantmonitoringforsigns/symptomsofneworworseningneuropathy

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• Methemoglobinemiainpatientstakingdapsone?– Asymptomatic(3-15%)– Cyanosis(>15%)• Slate-bluecolorofskinandmucousmembranes

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• Methemoglobinemiainpatientstakingdapsone?– Asymptomatic(3%<MetHb<15%)– Cyanosis(MetHb>15%)

• Slate-bluecolorofskinandmucousmembranes• Differentialdiagnosis

– Methemoglobin >1.5g/dL or8to12%oftotalhemoglobin– Deoxygenatedhemoglobin>4to5g/dL– Sulfhemoglobin >0.5g/dL

– Signs&symptomsofhypoxia• Lightheadedness,headache,tachycardia(15%<MetHb<30%)• Fatigue,confusion,lethargy,tachypnea(30%<MetHb<50%)• Coma,seizures,death(MetHb>50%)

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ClevClinJMed2015;82(3):156-60

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• Whenmethemoglobinpresent...• Leftshiftinoxygendissociationcurve• Decreasedoxygenunloading• Increasedtissuehypoxia

Clin Chem 2005;51(2):434-44

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• Methemoglobinemiainpatientstakingdapsone?– Whataboutanasymptomatic patienttakingdapsonewhohasno cyanosisandno signs&symptomsofhypoxia?

• Methemoglobinemia (3-15%)shouldbeexpected

• Bereadytoexplain abnormalpulseoximetry readingsanddiscrepancieswitharterialbloodgasmeasurements!

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• SaO2 (%)=percentageofhemoglobinthatissaturatedwithoxygen

• IndirectlymeasuredwithaninvasiveABG

• SpO2 (%)=estimateofSaO2measuredbynon-invasivepulseoximetry

• Standardtwo-wavelengthpulseoximetry• 660nm– deoxyhemoglobin• 940nm– oxyhemoglobin• SpO2 =SaO2 +/- 3%

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Cases#2and#3• Standardtwo-wavelengthpulseoximetry

doesnotyieldaccuratereadingsinthepresenceofmethemoglobinemia

• SpO2 underestimates SaO2formethemoglobin <20%

• SpO2 overestimates SaO2formethemoglobin>20%

• “Saturationgap”SaO2 - SpO2 >5%>10%clinicallysignificant

Anesthesiology 1989;70(1):112-7

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• Methemoglobinemiainpatientstakingdapsone?– Normalvaluesforarterialoxygensaturation(SaO2,SpO2)arenotdefined

– Manypractitionersunfamiliarwithdapsonepharmacologywillgetnervousfor90%<SpO2 <95%

– YoushouldbenervousforSpO2 <89%

– SignificanceofabnormalpulseoximetryandABGmeasurementsdependsontheclinicalcontext• Cyanosisandsigns&symptomsofhypoxia?• Totalhemoglobin?• Functionalcardiopulmonarystatus?

Cases#2and#3

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• Methemoglobinemiainpatientstakingdapsone?– Considertwoasymptomatic patientstakingdapsone

• PulseoximetryshowsSpO2 =92%• OrderHbandMetHb

– PatientA(Healthy):• Hb12.0g/dL;MetHb15%

– PatientB(CADstatuspoststentplacement):• Hb10.0g/dL;MetHb15%

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Edhegard,k.,andR.P.HallIII.“Dapsone.”ComprehensiveDermatologicDrugTherapy,ThirdEdition.Ed.Wolverton,S.E.Edinburgh:ElsevierSaunders,2013.228-240.Print.

EffectiveHb10.2g/dL

EffectiveHb8.5g/dL

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PharmacologyPearls#2• Methemoglobinemiawilloccurinallpatientsondapsone

• Standardpulseoximetrymeasurementsareinaccurate forpatientstakingdapsone

• SpO2 >90%may ormaynotbeacauseforconcern– Dependsontheclinicalcontext

• SpO2 <89%arecauseforconcern,eveninanasymptomaticpatient(MetHb~20%)

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Case#4• OralCandidiasis– Pseudomembranous(whitenon-adherent plaques)• Thrush

– Erythematous(redwithout plaques)• Medianrhomboidglossitis• Antibioticsoremouth• Angularcheilitis

– Hyperplastic(white/yellowadherent plaques)• Chronichyperplasticcandidiasis

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Case#4• Chronichyperplasticcandidiasis– Adherent keratotic plaques– Buccal mucosa,dorsaltongue,palate– Riskfactors• Immunosuppression• Diabetes• Tobaccouse• Reducedsalivaryglandfunction• Steroiduse

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Case#4• Chronichyperplasticcandidiasis– Treatment

• Minimizationofriskfactors• Systemics

– Azoles» fluconazole,itraconazole

• Topicals– Azoles

» clotrimazole troche,miconazole solution– Nystatin suspension

– Questionableroleinpromotingdysplasia&malignancy

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PharmacologyPearls#3

• Shouldyoueverworryaboutmedicationinteractionswithclotrimazoletroches?– Yes!

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PharmacologyPearls#3• Clotrimazole trochescommonlyadministeredasroutineprophylaxisoforalthrushinpost-transplantpatients

– Multiplecasereportsandcaseseriesinliverandkidneytransplantpopulationsdemonstratingincreasedtacrolimuslevelsinpatientsusingclotrimazole troches

• Transplantation 1991;56(6):1086-1087• ClinicalTransplantation2001;15(2):95–99• Therapeutic DrugMonitoring2005;27:587–591• Pharmacy and Therapeutics 2010;35(10):568-569

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PharmacologyPearls#3

Clin Transplant 2001;15(2):95–99

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PharmacologyPearls#3• Recommendclosemonitoringoftacrolimuslevelswhenstarting orstopping clotrimazoletrochesinatransplantpatient

• Nystatin swish/swallowandswish/spitareprobablysaferalternatives

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Blastomycosis-likecandidiasis• “Moniliasisaspossibleetiologicfactorforpseudoepitheliomatoushyperplasia”– Verruciformlesionsinthemouthunderorthodontics

– ArchDerm1967;96:598

• “InductionofepithelialhyperplasiabyCandidaalbicans”– Comparisonofhumanmucousmembranelesionstoinoculatedchorio-allantoicmembraneofembryonatedchickeneggs

– BrJDermatol1973;89:497

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Blastomycosis-likepyoderma• Singleormultipleverrucousplaquesonfaceordistalextremities– Pseudoepitheliomatoushyperplasiawithabscessesand/orgranulomatousinflammation• Resemblingblastomycosisortubeculosisverrucosacutis

• Usuallybacterial– S.aureus>ß-streptococcus,Pseudomonas,Proteus,E.coli

• RarelyCandida– ArchDerm 1979;115:170

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Blastomycosis-likepyoderma.ArchDerm 1979;115:170

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Blastomycosis-likepyoderma• Exaggeratedtissuereactionpatientsw/lowresistancetoinfection

– ArchDerm 1979;115:170– IndianJDermatol Venereol Leprol 1985;51:226– PedDermatol 2017;34:201

– Iatrogenicimmunosuppression– Diabetesmellitus– Leukemia– Alcoholism– Genodermatosesw/cutaneousinfx(KIDsyndrome)

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VegetatingCandidiasis:AMimickerofSquamousCellCarcinomainKeratitisIchthyosisDeafnessSyndrome

PediatricDermatologyVolume34,Issue2,pages201-203,23JAN2017

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VegetatingCandidiasis:AMimickerofSquamousCellCarcinomainKeratitisIchthyosisDeafnessSyndrome

PediatricDermatologyVolume34,Issue2,pages201-203,23JAN2017

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Fusionofmyogeniccellstonewmyofibersindamagedskeletalmuscle• Skeletalmuscleregenerationafterinjury(undergraftinthiscase)– Inflammation,phagocytosis,&– Activation,proliferation,fusionmuscleprecursors• Sarcoplasmicextensionscontainingmultipleclumpednucleicalled“buds”or”stumps”atendsofmyofibers– Neuropathology&appliedneurobiology1993;19:350– Diagnosticcytopathology1985;2:91

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Reactivechangesinskeletalmuscle• Canmimicrhabdomyosarcoma

• Histopathology1998;33:136• Recognitionasskeletalmuscle

(notcarcinomaormyofibroblastic)– Occurringunderflap/graft– Striations– Desminexpression

PTAH

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Hypertrophiclupuserythematosus• Discoidlupuserythematosusvariant

– Extensorextremities&face(earlyonfewlesionspresent)– Difficulttotreat

• Clinicalresemblance– Hypertrophicactinickeratosis– Squamouscellcarcinoma– Keratoacanthoma– Hypertrophiclichenplanus– Prurigo nodularis– Verrucavulgaris

• BothcutaneousLE&atypicalsquamouslesionsonsunexposedskin

• FrederickMohsinadvertentlyperformedsurgeryonDLEmasqueradingasSCC

DermatolSurg 1995;21:255

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Hypertrophiclupuserythematosus• HyperLP-likeorSCC(KA)-like

– Squamousatypia(reactive)– Pseudo-invasivegrowth– Lichenoidtissuerxn

• Follicularplugging• Superficial&deepperivascular

infiltrate• BMZthickening• Dermalmucin

Clinicalinformation&Adequatetissueveryhelpful!

JCutan Pathol 2003;30:443JCutan Pathol 2011;38:889

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Plasmacytoid dendriticcellsinhypertrophicdiscoidlupuserythematosus:anobjectiveevaluationoftheir

diagnosticvalue

JournalofCutaneousPathologyVolume42,Issue1,pages32-38,15DEC2014

• IncreasedCD123expressingplasmayctoiddendriticcells(pDCs) inlupusinfiltrate

• LackinginSCC/HAK• Nothelpfulindistinguishing

hypertrophicLPvshypertrophicLE• pDCs secretetypeIIFN&playamajor

roleinpathogenesisoflichenoid/interfacedermatoses

JInvestDermatol2009;129:1088

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Squamouscellcarcinomaarisinginhypertrophiclupus

JournalofCutaneousPathologyVolume42,Issue1,pages32-38,15DEC2014

• LesionsofdiscoidLEmaydevelopSCC(3.3%longstandingcases)

• Mostcommoninfacialdiscoidlesions• Heavilyscarredareas• Activelesionsonthelip!

• MeandelayfromLEtoSCC30.8yrs(range26-41yrs)

• Clin Exp Derm 1978;3:161

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Surgicalpearl• Importanttolookattheentireclinicalpicture

• Avoidsurgicalblinders• Delaysurgeryiffurtherwork-upisneeded– Importantasmorepatientsareseenassame-dayMohsevaluationandsurgery

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Surgicalpearl• Haveahighindexofsuspicion• DonotperformMohssurgeryorexcisiononhypertrophiclupus

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Reviewingexternalpathologyslides• ConsideredstandardofcaretoreviewoutsidebiopsyslidespriortoMohs

• Ratesofdiscrepancybetweenpathologyreportsintheliteraturerangewidely (0.5%to43%)

• StudywithinMohs– Diagnosisof74(2.2%)outof3,345tumorswaschangedonreviewofpathology

– 45(61%)resultedinachangeinmanagement

ButlerST,etal.DermatolSurg.2009Mar;35(3):407-12

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Desmoplasticmelanoma• Desmoplasticmelanomasmayhaveanoverlyinglentigomalignaoratypicalintraepidermalmelanocyticproliferation

• ?progressionfromthelentiginouscomponentorarises"denovo“

EgbertB,etal.Cancer.1988Nov1;62(9):2033-41DeSouzaBastos,etal.AnBrasDermatol.2013May-Jun;88(3):408–412

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Desmoplasticmelanoma• Desmoplasticmelanomarepresentsaminority(4%)ofcutaneousmelanomas

• “UnrecognizedDesmoplasticMelanoma”areresponsibleformalpracticeclaimsrelatedtomelanoma– Shavebiopsiesorsuperficialpunchbiopsiesmayonlycapturetheatypicallentiginousproliferation

Troxel DB,Etal.AmJSurg Pathol.2003Sep;27(9):1278-83

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MohsPathologyPearl• Importanttolookfordesmoplasticmelanomainallbiopsiesoflentigomaligna

• ForthelayMohssurgeon/dermatologist:– “Actinicdamagedskin+scarordesmoplasia=ruleoutdesmoplasticmelanoma”

Troxel DB,Etal.AmJSurg Pathol.2003Sep;27(9):1278-83

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Mohsdebulkspecimen• CriticaltosubmitMohsdebulkforLM,MISormelanoma

forpermanenthistology– LM/MISmaybeupstagedonreviewofMohsresectionmargins

(range5– 8%)• Importanceofverticalpermanenthistology

– Necessaryforaccuratetumorstaging– Mohsmicrographicsurgeryexaminesonlytheperipheryand

baseofthecentralportionofthetumortodeterminewhetherthemarginisclear

– HorizontalsectionsprecludemeasurementofBreslow

Iorizzo L,etal.DermatolSurg 2013;39:365–371

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Mohsdebulkspecimen• Detectionofhigh-riskhistologicfeaturesandtumor

upstagingofnon-melanomaskincancers– Aggressivehistologicsubtypemaydirectlyaffectstaging,

treatment,andoutcomes– Potentialforsamplingerrorininitialbiopsy– MMScentraltumorisoftencurettedorscalpeldebulked– SinghB,etal:

• BCC:30%reclassifiedfromlow-risktohigh-riskhistology• SCC:9.1%perAJCC-7and11.1%perBWHwereupstaged• Biopsyspecimensfailedtodetect89%ofcasesofPNI

SinghB,etal.DermatolSurg.2017Aug;43(8):1003-1011

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Surgerypearl• BillingforMMS(17311-17315)

– Reservedforthesurgeonwhoremovesthelesionandpreparesandinterpretsthepathologyslides

• Medicarerecoveryauditcontractors– MayassertthatMMSwasnotbeingperformedifpermanent-

sectionpathologycodesareusedonthesamedayasMohs• Documentationmustbeexplicitregardingreasonsfor

sendingdebulkforpermanentsections– Tumorstaging

Iorizzo L,etal.DermatolSurg 2013;39:365–371

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Epidermalnevus– syndromes?• Heterogeneousgroupofsyndromes• EpidermalandadnexalhamartomasPLUSotherorganinvolvement– CNS– clinicalorstructural– Ocular– Skeletal– includingfacialdysmorphism

• SomaticmutationsincludeFGFR3,RAS,PIK3CABMCMedGenet.2011Jun5;12:79AmJMedGenetA.2008Sep1;146A(17):2275-9 .BrJDermatol.2007Jun;156(6):1353-6.Epub 2007Apr17.

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Orallinearepidermalnevus?• Fewcasereportswithbothassociatedcutaneousepidermalneviandasisolatedfinding

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Reportsofepidermalneviandmucosalneuromas?

• Onecasereportfrom2009• TeenagegirlinItaly– Leftsidedepidermalnevus– Leftsidedfacialhypertrophyandtonguepapules

Castelli,etal.Kosmetiche Medizin.Dec2009.31(6):298-305

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PIK3CAMutations

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AmJMedGenetA.2015Feb;0(2):287–295.

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AmJMedGenetA.2015Feb;0(2):287–295.

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PIK3CAPearls• PIK3CAsomaticmutationscanresultinovergrowthinanynormalunderlyingtissue

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Managementofepidermalnevus• Cryotherapy• Shave• Excisionaldebulking• AblativeCO2laser

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Managementofmucosalneuroma• Shaveorexcisionaldebulking• AblativeCO2laser– Goodlocalhemostasis– Reducededema– Reducedpostoperativediscomfort–Minimaltonowoundcontractionandscarring

GamaSKC,etal.LasersMedSci 2008;23:459-465

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Oralsofttissuebiopsypearls• Stabilizetissue– Gauze,chalazionclamp

• Anesthesia– Localinfiltration

• Hemostasis– Pressure,silvernitrate,electrocautery

– Suture*AvonS,etal.JCanDentAssoc 2012;78:c75Davari P,etal.ClinicsinDermatology(2016)34,440–448

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Oralsofttissuebiopsypearls• Suture– Silk:Soft,goodtensilestrengthandlesslikelytocutthroughmucosaltissue

– Chromicgut:Eliminatesneedforsutureremoval

– Suturemaybecomelooseonthetongueinthishighlymobileregionwithriskforaspiration

AvonS,etal.JCanDentAssoc 2012;78:c75Davari P,etal.ClinicsinDermatology(2016)34,440–448

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LaserLightEffectsonTissue• SelectivePhotothermolysis–Wavelengthmustpenetratetheskintoreachitsdepth

–Wavelengthoflightisabsorbedbythetargetchromophore

– Lightisabsorbedandconvertedintothermalenergy

NouriK.HandbookofLasersinDermatology

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AblativeCO2Laser• Wavelengthsthatarehighlyabsorbedbywateraretermed‘ablative’

• Variouswater-containingstructuresatdifferingdepths:– Epidermalkeratinocytes,collagen,bloodvessels

• Fullfieldablativelaserresurfacingremovestheentireepidermalskin/mucosalsurface

Hruza G,etal.LasersandLightsNouriK.HandbookofLasersinDermatology

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AblativeCO2Laser• Vaporization– Watervaporizesandgasifiesandvolumeexpands

– Targetisremovedbyfragmentation,vaporization,andablation

• Coagulation– Residualthermaldamageoccursinsurroundingzoneviathermocoagulation

Omi,T,etal.LaserTher.2014Mar27;23(1):49–60