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A 3D Organotypic Melanoma Spheroid Skin Model
Published on: May 18, 2018
Mohs micrographic surgery for digital melanoma and nonmelanoma skin cancers
Zain Husain1, Rina M Allawh2, Ali Hendi3
1Division of Dermatology, Montefiore Medical Center, Albert Einstein College of Medicine, Bronx, New York, USA.
Abstract:
Treatment of digital skin cancers is challenging due to various functional and cosmetic implications. Traditionally, routine treatment includes radical amputation, but digital skin cancers are increasingly being treated with more conservative, tissue-sparing methods such as Mohs micrographic surgery (MMS), which provides excellent tissue conservation and margin control when used to treat melanoma and nonmelanoma skin cancers (NMSCs). In this study, we conducted a retrospective chart review to evaluate clinical outcomes following MMS for treatment of digital melanoma and NMSCs.
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