TY - JOUR
T1 - Mohs Micrographic Surgery
T2 - Development, Technique, and Applications in Cutaneous Malignancies
AU - Chen, Eillen Luisa A.
AU - Srivastava, Divya
AU - Nijhawan, Rajiv I.
N1 - Publisher Copyright:
Copyright © 2018 by Thieme Medical Publishers, Inc..
PY - 2018/5/1
Y1 - 2018/5/1
N2 - Mohs micrographic surgery (MMS) is a specialized technique for treating skin malignancies that offers the highest cure rate by allowing histological evaluation of the entire peripheral and deep margins. MMS also maximally preserves as much uninvolved, normal adjacent tissue as possible, allowing for the best cosmetic and functional outcomes. When used for appropriate indications, this technique is also more cost-effective than other treatment modalities. In this article, the authors will discuss the development of MMS, the steps involved in this procedure, and the indications for this technique. They will also review the use of MMS for basal cell carcinoma, squamous cell carcinoma, melanoma in situ, and some less common skin malignancies.
AB - Mohs micrographic surgery (MMS) is a specialized technique for treating skin malignancies that offers the highest cure rate by allowing histological evaluation of the entire peripheral and deep margins. MMS also maximally preserves as much uninvolved, normal adjacent tissue as possible, allowing for the best cosmetic and functional outcomes. When used for appropriate indications, this technique is also more cost-effective than other treatment modalities. In this article, the authors will discuss the development of MMS, the steps involved in this procedure, and the indications for this technique. They will also review the use of MMS for basal cell carcinoma, squamous cell carcinoma, melanoma in situ, and some less common skin malignancies.
KW - Mohs micrographic surgery
KW - Mohs surgery
KW - cutaneous malignancies
KW - skin cancer
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U2 - 10.1055/s-0038-1642057
DO - 10.1055/s-0038-1642057
M3 - Article
C2 - 29765269
AN - SCOPUS:85047004531
SN - 1535-2188
VL - 32
SP - 60
EP - 68
JO - Seminars in Plastic Surgery
JF - Seminars in Plastic Surgery
IS - 2
ER -