Excision of Benign and Malignant Tumors in Brașov

Discover the excision services for benign and malignant tumors in Brașov, offered by the ArtMedica clinic.

The ArtMedica team of specialists is dedicated to securing the best results for your health.

There are many benign (non-cancerous) skin tumors that can be surgically excised. They include:

• Melanocytic nevi (moles)
• Seborrheic keratoses
• Acrochordons (molluscum pendulum)
• Sebaceous cysts
• Lipomas
• Angiomas
• Dermatofibromas
• Xanthomas
• Adnexal gland tumors (trichoepitheliomas, syringomas, etc.)

The malignant tumors that require surgical excision are:

• Melanoma
• Cutaneous squamous cell carcinoma
• Basal cell carcinoma
• Merkel cell carcinoma
• Kaposi’s sarcoma
• Dermatofibrosarcoma protuberans
• Angiosarcoma

The earliest possible diagnosis and appropriate treatment are crucial for all these types of malignant skin tumors, with surgical excision with oncological safety margins being one of the most important steps in the treatment plan.

At the ArtMedica clinic, a strong emphasis is placed on the correct assessment of skin tumors. Here is how a surgical excision of skin tumors is carried out:

1. Initial consultation: performed by the dermatologist, it includes the clinical examination and dermatoscopy of the lesion and of the skin as a whole. A diagnosis is established and, based on it, the treatment protocol is decided together with the plastic surgeon.
2. Pre-operative preparation: a few days before surgery, the patient is asked to avoid smoking and alcohol consumption and to stop anticoagulant medication.
3. Surgical excision of the skin tumor: the area where the procedure will take place is thoroughly disinfected with antiseptic solutions and isolated with a sterile surgical drape. Local anesthesia is applied, and the tumor is then excised with a scalpel. Depending on its nature (cancerous or non-cancerous) and the anatomical region where it is located, healthy skin tissue is also removed to provide oncological safety margins. The surgical defect is sutured, and a dressing is applied at the end.
4. Histopathology examination: the surgical excision specimen is sent to a pathology service to establish the definitive, histopathological diagnosis.
5. Post-operative care: the surgeon provides information on how the patient should care for the wound (cleaning, dressing) for the most aesthetic healing and to avoid possible complications.
6. Post-operative check-up: the doctor who performed the surgical excision removes the sutures and assesses the healing. The patient receives the histopathology result and the final diagnosis, together with a further treatment plan depending on the case.