Dermatologists and Immunotherapy: Managing Patient Expectations
Dr Pisano shares insights on expanding dermatologists' comfort with immunotherapy through collaborative learning and collective expertise.
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Dr Pisano shares insights on expanding dermatologists' comfort with immunotherapy through collaborative learning and collective expertise.
With no apparent benefit for most, investigators say routine surveillance imaging in asymptomatic patients with head and neck cancer "should be discouraged."
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Background: The incidence of tongue cancer in young adults is on the rise. This trend is more pronounced in females. Although the aetiology is still unclear, there is mounting evidence that genetic syndromes can play a key role in development of oral cancers in this patient group. We report the first case of oral squamous cell carcinoma (oSCC) in a young adult with an MYH9-related disorder (MYH9-RD). Case presentation: A 19-year-old female with a germline MYH9 variant (missense variant in exon 2: c.287C > T, (p.Ser96Leu)) was referred to the head and neck surgery department for investigatio...