Challenges and opportunities for Mohs surgery implementation in African healthcare systems [PDF]
BMC SurgeryBackground Skin cancer in African countries results primarily from exposure to high ambient ultraviolet radiation. It is an emerging public health issue with limited improvement in management services.
Samuel Inshutiyimana +4 more
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Mohs micrographic surgery: a review of indications, technique, outcomes, and considerations
Anais Brasileiros de Dermatologia, 2021 Mohs micrographic surgery is a specialized form of skin cancer surgery that has the highest cure rates for several cutaneous malignancies. Certain skin cancers can have small extensions or “roots” that may be missed if an excised tumor is serially cross ...
Guilherme Canho Bittner +3 more
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Machine learning-guided bioelectrical impedance mapping for rapid adjunctive margin assessment in Mohs surgery [PDF]
npj Biomedical InnovationsA label-free high-frequency bioelectrical impedance spectroscopy method, coupled with supervised machine learning, was evaluated as an adjunct to histopathology by generating probability heat maps of excised dermal specimens to estimate the risk of basal
Donato M. Ceres +3 more
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The role of Mohs surgery in the management of benign sebaceous neoplasms [PDF]
SAGE Open Medical Case ReportsSebaceoma is a benign sebaceous neoplasm with rare potential for malignant transformation. We report a case of recurrent sebaceoma in a 70-year-old male with Muir–Torre syndrome, successfully treated with Mohs micrographic surgery.
Ghassan Barnawi +5 more
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Store-and-Forward Teledermatology Wound Checks Following Mohs Surgery: A Pilot Study [PDF]
Telemedicine ReportsIntroduction: Store-and-forward telemedicine is a form of electronic transmission in which patient images or clinical information are transmitted to clinicians for asynchronous clinical decision making. This study evaluated the use, feasibility, savings,
Tyler Werbel +2 more
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Mohs surgery for melanoma treatment: a systematic literature review [PDF]
Surgical & Cosmetic Dermatology, 2023 Mohs micrographic surgery, created in 1930 by Frederich Mohs, is a world-renowned technique to treat skin cancers. Currently, it is used to treat basal cell and squamous cell carcinomas, ensuring excellent cure rates for patients.
Juliana Reis de Sousa Zacarias +2 more
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Comparison of basal cell carcinoma subtypes observed in preoperative biopsy and Mohs micrographic surgery, [PDF]
Anais Brasileiros de Dermatologia, 2020 Background: The treatment of basal cell carcinoma depends on its histological subtype. Therefore, a biopsy should be performed before definitive treatment.
Felipe Bochnia Cerci +2 more
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Perioral reconstruction after Mohs micrographic surgery: analysis of 108 cases [PDF]
Surgical & Cosmetic Dermatology, 2021 Introduction: The perioral region is commonly affected by non-melanoma skin cancer. Mohs micrographic surgery is the treatment of choice in this area because it has the highest cure rate and preserves healthy tissue.
Flávia Trevisan +4 more
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Utility of dermoscopy for demarcation of surgical margins in Mohs micrographic surgery [PDF]
Anais Brasileiros de Dermatologia, 2014 BACKGROUND: Skin cancer is the most common malignancy and can be treated in various ways. One treatment modality is Mohs micrographic surgery. Due to the increasing incidence of skin cancer in the last decades, there is a need for improvement of the ...
Heliane Sanae Suzuki +2 more
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Micrographic surgery in the treatment of microcystic adnexal carcinoma [PDF]
Revista Brasileira de Cirurgia Plástica, 2016 Microcystic adnexal carcinoma is an uncommon, locally aggressive eccrine sweat gland tumor that is easily confused with benign adnexal tumors and has a high rate of recurrence after incorrect treatment. The present study was aimed at increasing awareness
Augusto César de Melo Almeida +3 more
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