Looking outside of the box: Spot melanoma in the 'wrong' places
La Jolla, Calif. - Melanoma can show up in unexpected places - and unlike most skin cancers, these may have little or no relationship to sun exposure. Dermatologists should be aware of these sites, how to diagnose and treat them, and when to refer patients to specialists. That was the subject of a presentation titled "Melanoma in All the Wrong Places" given at the Melanoma 2004: 14th Annual Cutaneous Malignancy Update.
Shannon Trotter, DO, moderated a Dermatology Times Case-Based Roundtable event on how pharmacokinetics, adverse event timing, and trial response criteria should shape hedgehog pathway inhibitor selection in advanced BCC.
SPD 2026 highlighted advances in pediatric dermatology spanning textured hair care, vitiligo, vascular anomalies, mental health, genetics, and collaborative care.
The 3rd annual meeting in Atlanta gives dermatology NPs and PAs 4 case-based breakout sessions and a general education session in a focused, small-group setting.
Benjamin Ungar, MD, moderated a recent Dermatology Times Case-Based Roundtable event on how to define severity, choose among JAK inhibitors, and monitor patients with alopecia areata.
Clinicians at a Dermatology Times Case-Based Roundtable, moderated by Chesahna Kindred, MD, debated when to escalate to oral JAK inhibitors for alopecia areata and how to counsel patients on timing, monitoring, and safety.