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- Title
A Special Cryosurgery Issue.
- Authors
Torre, Douglas
- Abstract
Cryosurgery is not new to dermatology. Since the early part of the century, carbon dioxide pencils were used to treat angiomas and other benign lesions such as keratoses and verrucae. For the past three decades, liquid nitrogen applied with a cotton-tipped applicator was similarly used. in the past decade, however, introduction of liquid nitrogen spray apparatus has greatly increased the popularity of the modality as the treatment of choice for many benign and premalignant lesions. Development of methods to accurately determine depth dose in cryosurgery, both clinical and instrumental, has given the dermatologist a potent weapon to add to the armamentarium in the battle against cutaneous cancer. Not every malignancy should be treated by cryosurgery, but in a large percentage of cases, cryosurgery is becoming the treatment of choice for those dermatologists now proficient in the technique.
- Subjects
CRYOSURGERY; COLD therapy; LIQUID nitrogen; LIQUEFIED gases; DERMATOLOGY; SURGERY
- Publication
Journal of Dermatologic Surgery & Oncology, 1983, Vol 9, Issue 3, p183
- ISSN
0148-0812
- Publication type
Editorial
- DOI
10.1111/j.1524-4725.1983.tb00784.x