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Abstract BackgroundReal-time force feedback is essential in many surgical specialties. While previous research has focused on force measured at the tool-tissue interface, little work has explored the benefits...

The incidence of skin cancer continues to rise, presenting a significant epidemiological challenge for contemporary medicine. The most prevalent cancer in the Caucasian population is basal cell carcinoma. The gold standa...

Incidence of skin cancers is constantly increasing, what constitutes a significant epidemiologic problem of modern medicine. Basal cell carcinoma is the most common neoplasm affecting Caucasians. Histopathological exami...

The guidelines outline the clinical, pathological, and dermoscopic features of cutaneous squamous cell carcinoma and Merkel cell carcinoma, along with the recommended diagnostic and therapeutic procedures. Surgery remain...

Vitiligo is a chronic disease characterized by the focal damage of melanocytes, which results in formation of discoloured spots on the skin. This disease affects from 0.5% to even 4% of the general population and the fir...

Subjects / keywords: bariatric surgery; body mass reduction; obesity; venous leg ulcers

Subjects / keywords: keloid; brachytherapy; surgery; immobilization; pathophysiology

A pilonidal cyst is a rare cause of a dorsal nasal hump. The literature review showed that all pilonidal cysts in this area were congenital or post-traumatic, and iatrogenic lesions had not been reported. We present the ...

Staphylococcus aureus ( S. aureus ) is a Gram-positive bacterium capable of causing various diseases, from skin infections to life-threatening necrotizing pneumonia, bacteraemia, endocarditis and toxic shock syndrome. ...

Introduction . Digital mucous cyst is a benign, translucent nodule that occurs on the dorsum of the finger. The cyst is filled with a gelatinous mass and connected with the interphalangeal joint. Arthritis plays the main...

The natural history of Marjolin’s ulcer involves an initial skin injury leading to a non-healing or recurrent ulcer. It is a disease that develops from chronic wounds and cutaneous scars, and it is not exclusively link...

Introduction . Pyoderma gangrenosum is a rare dermatosis with unknown etiology. Painful and quickly spreading ulcerations with necrotic bottom and heaped wound edges are typical. Objective . The aim of this study is to...

Merkel cell carcinoma (MCC) is a rare, aggressive neuroendocrine skincancer localized mostly on exposed, sun-damaged skin – on the headand neck. Although rapidly increasing incidence of MCC is observed,the pathogenesis...

The authors report a rare case of trichilemmal carcinoma, a neoplasm arising from the outer root sheath of the hair follicle, localized in the thigh region. The article details the clinical history of a 71-year-old patie...