This DermSurgery Digest bonus content aptly named “At the Microscope” shares the latest research and techniques in dermatopathology. In this episode, contributors will review the topic of perineural invasion in squamous cell carcinoma. Contributors to this podcast include Naomi Lawrence, MD, Dermatologic Surgery Digital Content Editor; Ashley Elsensohn, MD, MPH, DermSurgery Digest at the Microscope co-host; Christine Ahn, MD; Jeff Gardner, MD; Marina K. Ibraheim, MD; and Michael P. Lee, MD.

Articles featured in this episode include: 

•  Carter JB, Johnson MM, Chua TL, Karia PS, Schmults CD. Outcomes of primary cutaneous squamous cell carcinoma with perineural invasion: an 11-year cohort study. JAMA Dermatol. 2013 Jan;149(1):35-41. doi: 10.1001/jamadermatol.2013.746. PMID: 23324754 Link: https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/23324754/
• Conde-Ferreirós A, Corchete LA, Jaka A, Santos-Briz Á, Fuente MJ, Posada R, Pons L, Podlipnik S, Pujol RM, Román-Curto C, Toll A, Cañueto J. Patterns of incidental perineural invasion and prognosis in cutaneous squamous cell carcinoma: A multicenter, retrospective cohort study. J Am Acad Dermatol. 2021 Jun;84(6):1708- 1712. doi: 10.1016/j.jaad.2020.08.017. Epub 2020 Aug 8. PMID: 32781186. Link: https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/32781186/ 
• Harvey NT, Palmer DJ, Tucker P, Chakera A, Foster R, Lim W, Trevithick RW, Wood BA. Histological predictors of outcome for cutaneous squamous cell carcinoma in renal transplant patients: A case-control study. JAAD Int. 2023 Dec 29;15:51-58. doi: 10.1016/j.jdin.2023.11.010. PMID: 38371661; PMCID: PMC10869928. Link: https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/38371661/ 
• Massey PR, Wang DM, Murad F, Mulvaney P, Moore K, Okhovat JP, Russell- Goldman E, Lin WM, Piris A, Huilgol SC, Ruiz ES, Schmults CD. Extensive Perineural Invasion vs Nerve Caliber to Assess Cutaneous Squamous Cell Carcinoma Prognosis. JAMA Dermatol. 2023 Dec 1;159(12):1332-1338. doi: 10.1001/jamadermatol.2023.3703. PMID: 37851425; PMCID: PMC10585586. Link: https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/37851425/ 

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In this episode of the DermSurgery Digest, you’ll hear a summary of the surgical oncology and reconstruction articles in the April 2025 issue of Dermatologic Surgery followed by commentary from special guest contributors Desiree Ratner, MD, and Shayna Rivard, MD. This podcast is hosted by Dermatologic Surgery Digital Content Editor, Naomi Lawrence, MD, and co-hosted by Michael Renzi, MD. Dermatologic Surgery is the official publication of the American Society for Dermatologic Surgery. 

In this podcast series the cosmetic and general dermatology articles in the April issue of Dermatologic Surgery are featured in a separate episode. 

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In this episode of the DermSurgery Digest, you’ll hear a summary of the cosmetic and general dermatology articles in the April 2025 issue of Dermatologic Surgery followed by commentary from special guest contributors Lisa Donofrio, MD, and Karan Lal, DO. This podcast is hosted by Dermatologic Surgery Digital Content Editor, Naomi Lawrence, MD, and co-hosted by Michael Renzi, MD. Dermatologic Surgery is the official publication of the American Society for Dermatologic Surgery. 

In this podcast series the cosmetic and general dermatology articles in the April issue of Dermatologic Surgery are featured in a separate episode. 

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Beyond the Digest are bonus episodes to the DermSurgery Digest that include reviews of interesting and relevant articles from the Journal of the American Academy of Dermatology (JAAD), British Journal of Dermatology (BJD) and JAMA Dermatology.

Articles featured in this episode include: 

• “Part 1: Management of antithrombotic medications in dermatologic surgery.” JAAD + “Part 2: Management of intraoperative and perioperative bleeding.” JAAD
• “5-fluorouracil 5% cream for squamous cell carcinoma in situ: Factors impacting treatment response.” JAAD
• “Risk of Death Due to Melanoma and Other Causes in Patients With Thin Cutaneous Melanomas.” JAMA Dermatology 
• “Improved disease-specific survival in lentigo maligna treated with Mohs surgery over wide local excision: a retrospective cohort analysis.” BJD, research letter + “Surviving by a margin: Mohs outperforms wide local excision for lentigo maligna.” BJD, commentary on the research letter
• “Thin and in situ melanomas of unfavorable prognosis: A retrospective observational analysis of local recurrence, metastasis, and death in early-stage disease.” JAAD
• “Merkel Cell Carcinoma and Immunosuppression, UV Radiation, and Merkel Cell Polyomavirus.” JAMA Dermatology
• “Reduction of masseter muscle prominence after treatment with onabotulinumtoxinA: Primary results from a randomized phase 2 study.” JAAD
• “Improvement of platysma prominence with onabotulinumtoxinA: Safety and efficacy results from a randomized, double-blinded, placebo-controlled phase 3 trial.” JAAD

 Beyond the Digest Contributors include Naomi Lawrence, MD, Dermatologic Surgery Digital Content Editor; Yesul Kim, MD, Beyond the Digest Co-host; Ami Greene, MD; Tara Jennings, MD; Payvand Kamrani, DO; Sydney Proffer, MD; Kathryn Shahwan, MD; and Yssra Soliman, MD.

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In this episode of the DermSurgery Digest, you’ll hear a summary of the surgical oncology and reconstruction articles in the March 2025 issue of Dermatologic Surgery followed by commentary from special guest contributors Sherrif F. Ibrahim, MD, PhD, and Jordan Lim, MB, BCh, BAO. This podcast is hosted by Dermatologic Surgery Digital Content Editor, Naomi Lawrence, MD, and co-hosted by Michael Renzi, MD. Dermatologic Surgery is the official publication of the American Society for Dermatologic Surgery. 

In this podcast series the cosmetic and general dermatology articles in the March issue of Dermatologic Surgery are featured in a separate episode. 

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In this episode of the DermSurgery Digest, you’ll hear a summary of the cosmetic and general dermatology articles in the March 2025 issue of Dermatologic Surgery followed by commentary from special guest contributors Catherine DiGiorgio, MD, and Monica Boen, MD. This podcast is hosted by Dermatologic Surgery Digital Content Editor, Naomi Lawrence, MD, and co-hosted by Michael Renzi, MD. Dermatologic Surgery is the official publication of the American Society for Dermatologic Surgery. 

In this podcast series the surgical oncology and reconstruction articles in the March issue of Dermatologic Surgery are featured in a separate episode. 

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This DermSurgery Digest bonus content, aptly named “At the Microscope,” shares the latest research and techniques in dermatopathology. In this episode, we will review tumor upstaging related to basal cell carcinoma, squamous cell carcinoma and melanoma. Contributors to this podcast include Naomi Lawrence, MD, Dermatologic Surgery Digital Content Editor; Ashley Elsensohn, MD, MPH, DermSurgery Digest at the Microscope co-host; Christine Ahn, MD; Jeff Gardner, MD; Marina K. Ibraheim, MD; and Michael P. Lee, MD.

 Articles featured in this episode include: 

• Pham D, Tabba D, Zhou C, Chow C, Elsensohn A. Histopathological discrepancy of biopsy specimens compared to subsequent Mohs surgery or wide local excision specimens. J Am Acad Dermatol. 2024 Sep;91(3):518-519. doi: 10.1016/j.jaad.2024.04.047. Epub 2024 Apr 27. PMID: 38685403. Link: https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/38685403/
• Lim GF, Perez OA, Zitelli JA, Brodland DG. Correlation of basal cell carcinoma subtype with histologically confirmed subclinical extension during Mohs micrographic surgery: A prospective multicenter study. J Am Acad Dermatol. 2022 Jun;86(6):1309-1317. doi: 10.1016/j.jaad.2022.02.037. Epub 2022 Feb 26. PMID: 35231546. Link: https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/35231546/
• Knackstedt TJ, Brennick JB, Perry AE, Li Z, Quatrano NA, Samie FH. Frequency of squamous cell carcinoma (SCC) invasion in transected SCC in situ referred for Mohs surgery: the Dartmouth-Hitchcock experience. Int J Dermatol. 2015 Jul;54(7):830-3. doi: 10.1111/ijd.12867. Epub 2015 Apr 27. PMID: 25920731. Link: https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/25920731/
• Jackett LA, Gullifer JP, Scolyer RA. Evaluation of Multiple Tissue Levels Frequently Upstages Patients With Clinically Localized Thin Primary Cutaneous Melanoma. J Cutan Pathol. 2024 Oct 2. doi: 10.1111/cup.14726. Epub ahead of print. PMID: 39357975. Link: https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/39357975/

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In this episode of the DermSurgery Digest, you’ll hear a summary of the surgical oncology and reconstruction articles in the February 2025 issue of Dermatologic Surgery followed by commentary from special guest contributors Ramona Behshad, MD, and Deirdre Connolly, MD. This podcast is hosted by Dermatologic Surgery Digital Content Editor, Naomi Lawrence, MD, and co-hosted by Michael Renzi, MD. Dermatologic Surgery is the official publication of the American Society for Dermatologic Surgery. 

In this podcast the cosmetic and general dermatology articles in February issue are featured in a separate episode. 

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In this episode of the DermSurgery Digest, you’ll hear a summary of the cosmetic and general dermatology articles in the February 2025 issue of Dermatologic Surgery followed by commentary from special guest contributors Sue Ellen Cox, MD, and Ardalan Minokadeh, MD, PhD. This podcast is hosted by Dermatologic Surgery Digital Content Editor, Naomi Lawrence, MD, and co-hosted by Michael Renzi, MD. Dermatologic Surgery is the official publication of the American Society for Dermatologic Surgery. 

In this podcast the February surgical oncology and reconstruction articles are featured in a separate episode. 

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Beyond the Digest are bonus episodes to the DermSurgery Digest that include reviews of interesting and relevant articles from the Journal of the American Academy of Dermatology and Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery.

Articles featured in this episode include: 

• “Geriatric dermatologic surgery part I: Frailty assessment and palliative treatments in the geriatric dermatology population.” JAAD
•  “Geriatric dermatologic surgery part II: Peri- and intraoperative considerations in the geriatric dermatologic surgery patient.” JAAD
•  “How dermatologic surgeons decide to proceed with surgery for nonmelanoma skin cancer when site identification is initially uncertain: A nationwide, multicenter, prospective study.” JAAD
• “Factors associated with residual tumor at time of Mohs micrographic surgery for basal cell and squamous cell carcinomas.” JAAD
•  “A phase 2 open-label study of cemiplimab in patients with advanced cutaneous squamous cell carcinoma (EMPOWER-CSCC-1): Final long-term analysis of groups 1, 2, and 3, and primary analysis of fixed-dose treatment group 6.” JAAD
• “Comparison of clinicopathological features and treatment outcomes for cutaneous melanomas of the head and neck and melanomas arising at other sites: Implications for systemic therapy.” JAAD
• “Equivalent disease-specific survival after Mohs micrographic surgery versus wide local excision for cutaneous leiomyosarcoma: A surveillance, epidemiology, and end results program-based analysis.” JAAD
• “Strategies for overcoming obstacles to hands-on cosmetic and laser training in dermatology residency.” JAAD
• “Microneedling Radiofrequency Enhances Poly-L-Lactic Acid Penetration That Effectively Improves Facial Skin Laxity without Lipolysis.” Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery

Beyond the Digest Contributors include Naomi Lawrence, MD, Dermatologic Surgery Digital Content Editor; Yesul Kim, MD, Beyond the Digest Co-host; Ami Greene, MD; Tara Jennings, MD; Payvand Kamrani, DO; Sydney Proffer, MD; Shayna Rivard, MD; and Kathryn Shahwan, MD

Your feedback is encouraged.
Please contact [email protected].