%0 Journal Article
%T Scalping Surgery ¨C Dermatologic Indications beyond Curative Primary Skin Cancer Surgery
%A Andr¨¦ Koch
%A Dana Langner
%A Georgi Tchernev
%A Gesina Hansel
%A Uwe Wollina
%J Archive of "Open Access Macedonian Journal of Medical Sciences".
%D 2017
%R 10.3889/oamjms.2017.115
%X Skin tumours are among the most frequent tumour types of mankind. In the case of large tumours, field cancerization, or satellitosis scalping surgery is a possible option. The procedure can also be used in a palliative setting with tumour debulking. Less common indications are multiple benign tumours of the scalp and chronic inflammatory scalp dermatoses not responding to medical treatment. We present a case series and discuss surgical modalities beyond curative surgery of primary skin cancer
%K Skin tumours
%K scalping surgery
%K scalp
%K mesh graft transplantation
%K dermal template
%U https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5535646/