Auricular acupuncture and skin-cancer detection: an opportunity
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Auricular acupuncture and skin-cancer detection: an opportunity
Description
Med Accupunct (2018), Federman, Daniel
Abstract
Background: auricular acupuncture is effective for many patients with pain. Many skin malignancies and precancerous lesions are found on the head and neck. Practitioners of acupuncture are in a unique situation to detect cutaneous malignancy at an early state. Case: a 83-year-old man referred for battlefield acupuncture was found to have a scalp lesion suspicious for malignancy as well as several precancerous lesions. Results: referral to a dermatologist led to excision of basal-cell cancer and treatment of actinic keratoses. Conclusions: practitioners of auricular acupuncture should be familiar with common skin cancers and precancerous lesions; these practitioners are in a unique situation to detect these common skin lesions.
Alternative Title
Med Acupunct
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Language
English
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doi
10.1089/acu.2017.1261
issn
1933-6594
issue
1
page end
40
page start
39
volume
30