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This article focuses on abstracts of papers presented at the 32nd annual meeting of the American Society of Dermatopathology at Intercontinental Hotel, New Orleans between February 1-3, 1995. The Kveim-Siltzbach Reactions (KSR) is an important model for investigating immunologic events in granuloma formation. It has been shown that T lymphocyte predominance with oligocionality of infiltrating cells in 4 week-old KSR. Verruciform xanthoma is a rare benign condition that commonly involves the oral mucosa. Cutaneous lesions are less often observed, predominantly occurring at anogenital sites. Despite anecdotal reports of its occurrence in a variety of disease states, the etiology of this condition remains unclear.

The article presents abstracts of some research paper presented at the 27th Annual Clinical and Scientific Meeting of the American College that was held on May 15-17, 1995 at the Hyatt Regency in South Carolina. An abstract titled "Basal Cell Carcinoma Recurring After Radiotherapy: Reanalysis of a Treatment Subclass and 5-year Follow-Up," by S.P. Smith and D. Grande establishes that basal cell carcinoma recurring after radiotherapy is a uniquely aggressive, and therapeutically difficult subclass of recurrent basal cell carcinoma. Another abstract "The Case for Total Parotidectomy in Selected Cases," by Y. Eliezri focuses on various aspects of Mohs micrographic surgery.