Principles of surgical treatment of malignant tumors skin

ABSTRACT

Malignant skin tumors are the most common human cancers in general, their incidence is steadily increasing due to longer life and behavioral habits, especially repeated sun exposure. We describe a series of 150 cases of skin tumors between October 1995 and January 2007. Most tumors are at the head. The age of the patients ranged from 10-75 years. Oncologic resection must meet specific margins for each type of tumor. The reconstruction is made after histological confirmation. Re We regret no serious complications postoperatively . One case of recurrence in a spinocellular carcinoma of the cheek, 1 year after treatment, is to report. If the vast majority of skin cancer have a good prognosis, their recurrent and multiple character and the fact that they affect more elderly population are so brittle they still represent a serious public health problem . Basocellular carcinomas are the most frequent tumors, they are slow growing, mostly local, which virtually never metastasize . Spinocellular carcinomas have a much more aggressive local development and can metastasize . Melanomas are the most dangerous malignant cutaneous tumors. Dermatofibrosarcoma protuberans never metastasis, its evolution is slow, his aggressiveness is local but has a tendency to relapse .The treatment of malignant skin tumors is surgical in the majority of cases. Oncologic resection must meet specific margins for each type of tumor. The cover is made after histological confirmation, it uses a skin graft or local flap coverage