Outlier Practice Patterns in Mohs Micrographic Surgery: Defining the Problem and a Proposed Solution
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DOI: 10.1001/jamadermatol.2017.1450
Abstract: Importance Outlier physician practices in health care can represent a significant burden to patients and the health system. Objective To study outlier physician practices in Mohs micrographic surgery (MMS) and the associated factors. Design, Setting,… read more here.
Keywords: surgery; mms; mohs micrographic; number ... See more keywords
Association of Treatment Facility Characteristics With Overall Survival After Mohs Micrographic Surgery for T1a-T2a Invasive Melanoma.
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DOI: 10.1001/jamadermatol.2021.0023
Abstract: Importance Early-stage melanoma, among the most common cancers in the US, is typically treated with wide local excision. However, recent advances in immunohistochemistry have led to an increasing number of these cases being excised via… read more here.
Keywords: melanoma; treatment; mohs micrographic; t1a t2a ... See more keywords
Rates of Opioid Prescriptions Obtained After Mohs Surgery: A Claims Database Analysis From 2009 to 2020.
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DOI: 10.1001/jamadermatol.2021.3468
Abstract: Importance To curtail the opioid epidemic, physicians have been advised to limit opioid prescriptions. Objective To characterize the frequency and changes over time (2009-2020) of opioid prescriptions following Mohs micrographic surgery. Design, Setting, and Participants… read more here.
Keywords: surgery; mohs micrographic; 2009 2020; micrographic surgery ... See more keywords
Surgical excision, Mohs micrographic surgery, external‐beam radiotherapy, or brachytherapy for indolent skin cancer: An international meta‐analysis of 58 studies with 21,000 patients
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DOI: 10.1002/cncr.32371
Abstract: The objective of this study was to compare the cosmesis and recurrence rates of conventional excision (CE), Mohs micrographic surgery (MMS), external‐beam radiation therapy (EBRT), or brachytherapy (BT), for basal cell carcinoma and squamous cell… read more here.
Keywords: micrographic surgery; mohs micrographic; external beam; skin cancer ... See more keywords
Factors affecting outcomes of second intent healing of nasal defects after Mohs micrographic surgery
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DOI: 10.1007/s00403-021-02306-y
Abstract: Reconstruction of nasal defects secondary to Mohs micrographic surgery (MMS) presents particular challenges related to the complex topography, skin quality, tissue laxity, and functional and aesthetic concerns of the region. Factors affecting outcomes resulting from… read more here.
Keywords: mohs micrographic; second intent; micrographic surgery; nasal defects ... See more keywords
Horizontal histological sections in the preliminary evaluation of basal cell carcinoma submitted to Mohs micrographic surgery☆☆☆
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DOI: 10.1016/j.abd.2017.11.001
Abstract: Background Mohs micrographic surgery is a surgical technique for the treatment of nonmelanoma skin cancer. Surgery begins by removing the visible tumor before excision of the tissue specimens for evaluation of the tumor margins. Objectives… read more here.
Keywords: surgery; mohs micrographic; basal cell; micrographic surgery ... See more keywords
On variations in micrographic surgery and the use of horizontal histological sections in the evaluation of the surgical margin – Reply☆
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DOI: 10.1016/j.abd.2020.04.002
Abstract: Complete microscopic control of the excisional margins remains the most effective method for treating non-melanoma skin tumors. Since the original idea of chemosurgery was developed by Frederic Mohs, in the 1930s, there has been substantial… read more here.
Keywords: surgery; surgical margin; surgery use; variations micrographic ... See more keywords
Reconstructive methods in Mohs micrographic surgery in Uruguay: A bidirectional descriptive cohort analysis.
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DOI: 10.1016/j.ad.2017.10.007
Abstract: BACKGROUND AND OBJECTIVES The primary goal of Mohs micrographic surgery (MMS) is to completely excise a cancerous lesion and a wide range of reconstructive techniques of varying complexity are used to close the resulting wound.… read more here.
Keywords: closure; analysis; mohs micrographic; bidirectional descriptive ... See more keywords
Mohs Micrographic Surgery.
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DOI: 10.1016/j.fsc.2018.08.002
Abstract: Mohs micrographic surgery (MMS) is the gold standard for treating various cutaneous tumors. MMS has evolved into a single-day, outpatient procedure. The tumor is excised, mapped, and processed with frozen, horizontal sections for immediate histologic… read more here.
Keywords: surgery; histopathology; mohs micrographic; micrographic surgery ... See more keywords
Facial trichoblastic carcinoma treated with Mohs micrographic surgery: A new indication for Mohs?
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DOI: 10.1016/j.jdcr.2020.02.004
Abstract: CASE REPORT A 94-year-old white woman presented to our clinic with a slow-growing, well-demarcated 3-3 2-mm ulcerated pigmented papule on the nasal tip that had been present for 6 months. Clinically, the lesion resembled a… read more here.
Keywords: micrographic surgery; mohs micrographic; carcinoma; treated mohs ... See more keywords
Modified peripheral and central Mohs micrographic surgery for improved margin control in extramammary Paget disease
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DOI: 10.1016/j.jdcr.2020.11.002
Abstract: EMPD: extramammary Paget disease MMS: Mohs micrographic surgery WLE: wide local excision INTRODUCTION Extramammary Paget disease (EMPD) is a rare intraepithelial adenocarcinoma of pluripotent keratinocyte stem cells, which typically occurs in elderly patients. The current… read more here.
Keywords: mohs micrographic; extramammary paget; margin control; micrographic surgery ... See more keywords