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Significant Increase of Head and Neck Melanomas in North American Adolescents and Young Adults
October 23, 2019

Melanoma is caused by the malignant transformation of melanocytes of the skin. According to the National Cancer Institute’s most recent data, the lifetime risk for developing melanoma is 1 in 38 Caucasians in the US. The most common location for presentation of melanoma is the trunk and extremities, with the back being the most common …

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Cutaneous finding correlates to heart disease risk
September 25, 2019

Xanthelasma is a condition in which there is an infiltration of the skin by cholesterol-rich foam cells.  Xanthelasma can present as sharply demarcated yellowish plaques. These deposits of cholesterol  are typically found around the eyelids (Xanthelasma palpebrarum, XP).  Prevalence is higher in women than in men with peak presentation in the 4th or 5th decade …